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Prototype backscatter moessbauer spectrometer for measurement of martian surface mineralogy
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Agresti, D. G. Nguyen, T. Morris, R. V. Wills, E. L. Shelfer, T. D. Shen, M. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | We have designed and successfully tested a prototype of a backscatter Moessbauer spectrometer (BaMS) targeted for use on the Martian surface to (1) determine oxidation states of iron, and (2) identify and determine relative abundances of iron-bearing mineralogies. No sample preparation is required to perform measurements; it is only necessary to bring sample and instrument into physical contact. The prototype meets our projected specification for a flight instrument in terms of mass, power, and volume. A Moessbauer spectrometer on the Martian surface would provide wide variety of information about the current state of the Martian surface, and this information is described. |
| File Size | 142909 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930019623 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7mp9zb15 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Mineral Exploration Backscattering Spectrometers Mineralogy Prototypes Mars Planet Flight Instruments Abundance Mars Surface Iron Planetary Composition Mossbauer Effect Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
