Mercury - Spectral reflectance measurements /0.33-1.06 microns/ 1974/75

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Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976icar...28..593v&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 28, Aug. 1976, p. 593-599.

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Mercury (Planet), Planetary Surfaces, Spectral Reflectance, Astronomical Photometry, Lunar Surface, Planetology, Wavelengths, Weathering

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The spectral reflectance (0.32-1.06 microns) of Mercury was measured during two elongations, September-October 1974 and March 1975. The spectra are much improved over the previously available measurements. The reflectance increases almost linearly with wavelength, and no electronic transition absorption bands are evident to the precision of the data. The new spectra agree very well with the reflectance of mature lunar mare and upland soils and are not similar to those of any other observed solar system object. This suggests that the surface materials and the weathering processes controlling their optical properties are similar for both the moon and Mercury. Differences between the spectra for the two-observation periods may indicate differences in the average composition for the different regions of Mercury observed.

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