Computer Science
Scientific paper
Mar 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993lpi....24...17a&link_type=abstract
In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 1: A-F p 17-18 (SEE N94-12015 01-91)
Computer Science
Glass, Iron, Lunar Soil, Metal Particles, Minerals, Optical Properties, Reduction (Chemistry), Reflectance, Spectrum Analysis, Agglutination, High Temperature, Metal Surfaces, Microparticles, Temperature Effects
Scientific paper
Maturity, which is a measure of the time lunar soils have been in the upper approximately 1 mm of the surface, is correlated with changes in the soils' optical properties. Mature soil is darker and somewhat redder than immature soil of the same composition, and features in the reflectance spectrum become more subdued with increasing maturity. The maturation process also involves accumulation of agglutinitic glass and submicroscopic metallic iron particles. We have produced submicrometer iron metal blebs on the surface and within glass and mineral grains by the method of high-temperature reduction. This technique has permitted the determination of optical changes in samples much simpler than lunar soil, and offers a useful tool with which to investigate the maturation process.
Allen Christine
Lauer Howard V. Jr.
McKay David S.
Morris Richard V.
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