Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jan 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001stin...0239159b&link_type=abstract
Technical Report, National Museum of Natural History Washington, DC United States Dept. of Mineral Sciences
Mathematics
Logic
Spectral Reflectance, Meteoritic Composition, Meteorites, Powder (Particles), Spectrum Analysis, Chemical Analysis, Gamma Rays, X Rays, Chondrites, Mineralogy, Abundance, Emission Spectra
Scientific paper
One of the goals of the NEAR-Shoemaker mission to 433 Eros was to determine if it has a meteoritic analog. The primary means of making such a link are the X-ray/gamma-ray spectrometers, which measure elemental compositions of the surface, and the multi-spectral imager (MSI) and near-infrared spectrometer (NIS), which measure spectral reflectance. For determining meteoritic analogs using the X-ray/gamma-ray spectrometer data, the primary data used for comparison is the set of bulk chemical analyses of meteorites done by Jarosewich. These bulk chemical analyses were done on samples now found in the Smithsonian's Analyzed Meteorite Powder collection (USNM 7073). For determining meteoritic analogs using MSI/NIS spectral data, the primary data used for comparison is the set of meteoritic spectra compiled by Gaffey. To expand the set of meteoritic spectra available to the scientific community, we have initiated a spectral study of over 70 samples (primarily ordinary chondrites) found in the Smithsonian's Analyzed Meteorite Powder collection and an electron microprobe study of their corresponding thin sections. This set of spectral and compositional data should allow for better constraints on the distribution of meteorites in plots of band area ratios versus Band I centers and the usefulness of equations for deriving mineralogic compositions from band parameters. These spectral data can also be combined with previous spectral studies of other meteorite types such as the primitive achondrites, eucrites, and angrites to determine how useful the derived band parameters are for differentiating between different meteorite classes. These spectral data can also be used for testing the Modified Gaussian Model (MGM) for determining modal abundances and mafic mineral chemistries from reflectance spectra.
Burbine Thomas H.
Jarosewich Eugene
McCoy Timothy James
Sunshine Jessica M.
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