DURALUNA

DURALUNA NUW-LHT-5M is the most comprehensive and representative high-fidelity lunar highland simulant ever produced commercially.

Uniquely designed and engineered by Washington Mills in cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), DURALUNA was created to match the mineralogy, chemistry, mechanical behavior and thermophysical response of the regolith found at the Lunar South Pole more closely than any material to date.

DURALUNA was developed to replicate the composition, content and particle size of true lunar samples collected during the Apollo missions, and is produced through the proprietary milling and blending of terrestrial minerals and LUNAGlass, Washington Mills' synthetic high-fidelity lunar glass.

With its NASA-verified high fidelity and precision engineering, DURALUNA is the ideal material for the development of scientific, commercial and research applications supporting lunar exploration, particularly those related to the NASA Artemis mission.

DURALUNA is also the only choice for lunar testing environments, thanks to its tight match in composition and sizing, as companies work to prove that products and applications will perform and endure on the harsh moon surface.

When creating synthetic materials for extreme environments, NASA and other authorities turn to Washington Mills for our unrivaled expertise in:

     → minerals and their properties
     → high-quality fusions 
     → precision processing and material control