Lunar and Martian Surfaces: Petrologic Significance of Absorption Bands in the Near-Infrared
- 29 March 1968
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 159 (3822), 1453-1455
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.159.3822.1453
Abstract
A reflection minimum at 1 micron, reported for Moon and for Mars, indicates olivine or iron- and calcium-bearing clinopyroxene, or both—major constituents of many basaltic rocks. If the 1-micron absorption features are real, both chondritic and acidic rocks are ruled out as primary constituents of the surfaces of the bodies. The reflectance spectrum of Mars matches closely that of an oxidized basalt.Keywords
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