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Identification of iron-bearing phases on the martian surface and in martian meteorites and analogue samples by moessbauer spectroscopy
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Agresti, D. G. Schroeder, C. Klingelhoefer, G. Ming, Doug Morris, Richard V. Yen, A. Rodionov, D. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | The Moessbauer spectrometers on the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) Spirit (Gusev Crater) and Opportunity (Meridiani Planum) have each analyzed more than 100 targets during their ongoing missions (>1050 sols). Here we summarize the Fe-bearing phases identified to date and compare the results to Moessbauer analyses of martian meteorites and lunar samples. We use lunar samples as martian analogues because some, particularly the low-Ti Apollo 15 mare basalts, have bulk chemical compositions that are comparable to basaltic martian meteorites [1,2]. The lunar samples also provide a way to study pigeonite-rich samples. Pigeonite is a pyroxene that is not common in terrestrial basalts, but does often occur on the Moon and is present in basaltic martian meteorites |
| File Size | 130639 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20070006836 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9576d357 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2007-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Analogs Lunar Geology Mars Craters Spectrometers Mars Planet Basalt Mars Surface Chemical Composition Snc Meteorites Roving Vehicles Mars Exploration Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
