The distribution of olivine in the crater Aristarchus inferred from Clementine NIR data

Details The distribution of olivine in the crater Aristarchus inferred from Clementine NIR data The distribution of olivine in the crater Aristarchus inferred from Clementine NIR data

May 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999georl..26.1195l&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 9, p. 1195-1198

Physics

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Planetology: Solar System Objects: Moon, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Remote Sensing, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Composition

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Clementine imaged the Moon entirely at eleven wavelengths. This paper presents new results obtained on the crater Aristarchus using a heuristic method for the calibration of the near infrared (NIR) data set. We computed band ratios and we extracted spectra using a telescopic spectrum as reference. A new ~4×10km olivine rich area has been identified on the southeastern rim of the crater, in addition to a smaller olivine rich area previously reported. The olivine to pyroxene ratio exceeds 6 in this new zone. This demonstrates the uniqueness of the Clementine NIR data set in discriminating olivine from pyroxene on the lunar surface, with implications for magmatic processes in the lunar mantle and crust.

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