Spectroscopic analysis of Martian meteorite ALH 84001 powder and applications for spectral identification of minerals and other soil components on Mars

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Jul 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998m%26ps...33..699b&link_type=abstract

Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 33, no. 4,

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Spectroscopic measurement and analysis of Martian meteorites provide important information about the mineralogy of Mars, as well as necessary ground-truths for deconvolving remote sensing spectra of the Martian surface rocks. The spectroscopic properties of particulate ALH 84001 from 0.3 to 25 (m correctly identify low-Ca-pyroxene as the dominant mineralogy. Absorption bands due to electronic transitions of ferrous iron are observed at 0.94 and 1.97 (m that are typical for low-Ca-pyroxene. A strong, broad water band is observed near 3 (m that is characteristic of the water band typically associated with pyroxenes. Weaker features near 4.8, 5.2 and 6.2 (m are characteristic of particulate low-Ca-pyroxene, and can be readily distinguished from the features due to high-Ca-pyroxene and other silicate minerals. The reflectance minimum occurs near 8.6 (m for the ALH 84001 powder, which is more consistent with high-Ca-pyroxene and augite than low-Ca-pyroxene. The dominant mid-IR spectral features for the ALH 84001 powder are observed near 9 and 19.5 (m; however, there are multiple features in this region. These mid-IR features are generally characteristic of low-Ca-pyroxene, but cannot be explained by low-Ca-pyroxene alone. Spectral features from 2.5-5 (m are typically associated with water, organics and carbonates and have been studied in spectra of the ALH 84001, split 92 powder and ALH 84001, splits 92 and 271 chip surfaces. Weak features have been identified near 3.5 and 4 (m that are assigned to organic material and carbonates. Another feature is observed at 4.27 (m in many surface spots and in the powder, but has not yet been uniquely identified. Spectroscopic identification of minor organic and carbonate components in this probable piece of Mars suggests that detection of small amounts of organics and carbonates in the Martian surface regolith would also be possible using visible-infrared hyperspectral analyses. Laboratory spectroscopic analysis of Martian meteorites provides a unique opportunity to identify the spectral features of minerals and other components while they are embedded in their natural medium.

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