Laboratories of the CTE-UPC
Planetary simulation laboratory
UPC
Laboratory focused on the simulation of the Martian planetary atmosphere.
It allows to place equipment in the Martian temperature regime (-70ºC to 0ºC), with the possibility of extending it up to 100ºC. This extended temperature range partially covers the Moon environment.
It has a large-volume temperature-controlled vacuum chamber. This chamber allows working with some regolith simulants. Temperature control is achieved by radiation and conduction (active plate). A three-layer mu-chamber for magnetic field attenuation is available.