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Microgravity

NASA / MSFC · 1996-09-18 · photograph (digital archive)

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Astronaut Jay Apt installs Mechanics of Granular Materials (MGM0 test cell on STS-79. 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. This complex behavior can cause soil to behave like a liquid under certain conditions such as earthquakes or when powders are handled in industrial processes.

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Mechanics of Granular MaterialsMGM
Credit lineMicrogravity. NASA/MSFC, 1996-09-18. Public domain. ID: 0004351.
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