Table 1. Particle size distribution (wt%) for literature sieve analysis in Apollo lunar dust samples [34]

Particle size (μm) Lunar dust sample
10084, 79 14163, 120 73221, 11
< 10 14.2 25.1 21.4
10–20 11.9 9.25 6.68
20–45 19.9 15.0 14.5
45–90 19.8 11.4 11.0
90–150 12.1 9.41 9.29
150–250 8.12 11.2 13.0
250–500 7.68 6.20 9.15
500–1,000 6.3 11.4 13.9
Samples 10084 is the bulk soil sample, and is collected in front of lunar module (Apollo 11, Sea of Tranquility). Samples 14163 were collected from the bottom of a 1 m crater with glass in the bottom and at 15 m NW of lunar module (Apollo 14, Fra Mauro highlands). Samples 73221 is a skin sample from the top 1 cm of rim of a 10 m crater in light mantle region (Apollo 17, Taurus-Littrow Valley).