Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Mercury from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory

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Mar 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996lpi....27.1251s&link_type=abstract

Lunar and Planetary Science, volume 27, page 1251

Physics

Kuiper Airborne Observatory, Mercury, Mercury: Surface, Planets: Surface, Spectroscopy: Mid-Infrared

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We present mid-infrared (5 - 10mic) spectroscopic measurements of the planet Mercury obtained from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) using the High Efficiency Infrared Faint Object Grating Spectrograph (HIFOGS). Spectra show features characteristic of plagioclase feldspar that was previously observed near 120 deg mercurian longitude. The spectra also show spectral features that could be interpreted indicative of the presence of pyrrhotite (pyrr). An analysis that fully accounts for the effects of large field of view (FOV), thermal gradients, rough surface and absolute calibration is still underway.

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