Spectroscopic Detection of Minerals in Martian Meteorites using Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy and Applications to Surface Mineralogy on Mars

Details Spectroscopic Detection of Minerals in Martian Meteorites using Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy and Applications to Surface Mineralogy on Mars Spectroscopic Detection of Minerals in Martian Meteorites using Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy and Applications to Surface Mineralogy on Mars

Dec 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001agufm.p52b0580b&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2001, abstract #P52B-0580

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

3672 Planetary Mineralogy And Petrology (5410), 3934 Optical, Infrared, And Raman Spectroscopy, 5464 Remote Sensing, 6225 Mars

Scientific paper

Martian meteorites provide direct information about crustal rocks on Mars. In this study we are measuring reflectance and emittance spectra of multiple Martian meteorites in order to characterize the spectral properties of the minerals present and to develop comprehensive criteria for remote detection of rocks and minerals. Previous studies have evaluated mid-IR emittance spectra [Hamilton et al., 1997] and visible/IR reflectance spectra [Bishop et al., 1998a,b] of Martian meteorites independently. The current study includes comparisons of the visible/NIR and mid-IR spectral regions and also involves comparison of mid-IR spectra measured using biconical reflectance and thermal emission techniques. Combining spectral analyses of Martian meteorite chips and powders enables characterization of spectral bands for remote detection of potential source regions for meteorite-like rocks on the surface of Mars using both Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) datasets and visible/NIR datasets from past and future missions. Identification of alteration minerals in these meteorites also provides insights into the alteration processes taking place on Mars. Analysis of TES data on Mars has identified global regions of basaltic and andesitic surface material [e.g. Bandfield et al., 2000; Christensen et al., 2000]; however neither of these spectral endmembers corresponds well to the spectra of Martian meteorites. Some preliminary findings suggest that small regions on the surface of Mars may relate to meteorite compositions [e.g. Hoefen et al., 2000; Hamilton et al., 2001]. Part of the difficulty in identifying meteorite compositions on Mars may be due to surface alteration. We hope to apply the results of our spectroscopic analyses of Martian meteorites, as well as fresh and altered basaltic material, toward analysis of composition on Mars using multiple spectral datasets. References: Bandfield J. et al., Science 287, 1626, 2000. Bishop J. et al., MAPS 33, 699, 1998a. Bishop J. et al., MAPS 33, 693, 1998b. Christensen P., et al., JGR 105, 9609, 2000. Hamilton V. et al., JGR 102, 25593, 1997. Hamilton V. et al., LPSC XXXII, #2184, 2001. Hoefen T. et al., Bull. Am. Astron. Soc. 32, 1118, 2000.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Spectroscopic Detection of Minerals in Martian Meteorites using Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy and Applications to Surface Mineralogy on Mars does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Spectroscopic Detection of Minerals in Martian Meteorites using Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy and Applications to Surface Mineralogy on Mars, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Spectroscopic Detection of Minerals in Martian Meteorites using Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy and Applications to Surface Mineralogy on Mars will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1239833