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Microgravity
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Key persornel in the Mechanics of Granular Materials (MGM) experiment are Mark Lankton (Program Manager at University Colorado at Boulder), Susan Batiste (research assistance, UCB), and Stein Sture (principal investigator). Sand and soil grains have faces that can cause friction as they roll and slide against each other, or even cause sticking and form small voids between grains.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineMicrogravity. NASA/MSFC, 2000-07-01. Public domain. ID: 0003867.