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LZS-1, Lanzarote (Canary Island, Spain) lunar (Apollo 14) basaltic soil simulant

Scientific Reports, 2022
The search for Terrestrial Analogues is essential for the development of future permanent or semi-permanent lunar bases. Terrestrial Analogues are zones where it is possible to probe not only scientific instruments, but also other astronaut capabilities ...
Fernando Alberquilla, Jesús Martínez-Frías, Valentín García-Baonza, Rosario Lunar   +3 more
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Connecting Meteorite Spectra to Lunar Surface Composition Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning

Universe
We present an innovative, cost-effective framework integrating laboratory Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) of the Bechar 010 Lunar meteorite with ground-based lunar HSI and supervised Machine Learning (ML) to generate high-fidelity mineralogical maps.
Fatemeh Fazel Hesar, Mojtaba Raouf, Amirmohammad Chegeni, Peyman Soltani, Bernard Foing, Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Michiel J. A. de Dood, Fons J. Verbeek   +7 more
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An Investigation on the Morphological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Posidonius Floor Fractured Lunar Impact Crater Using Lunar Remote Sensing Data

Remote Sensing, 2022
Lunar floor-fractured craters (FFCs) are a distinguished type of crater found on the surface of the Moon with radial, concentric, and/or polygonal fractures.
Imen Ben Salem, Manish Sharma, P. R. Kumaresan, A. Karthi, Fares M. Howari, Yousef Nazzal, Cijo M. Xavier   +6 more
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Quantitative Mineralogy of Planetary Silicate Ternary Mixtures Using Raman Spectroscopy

Earth and Space Science, 2023
A 532‐nm‐excited lunar Raman spectrometer (LRS) has been selected as a scientific payload of the Chang'e‐7 mission, exploring mineralogy assemblages in the lunar south polar region.
Xiaobin Qi, Zongcheng Ling, Ping Liu, Jian Chen, Haijun Cao, Changqing Liu, Xiaoyu Wang, Yiheng Liu   +7 more
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Fe and Mg Isotope Compositions Indicate a Hybrid Mantle Source for Young Chang’E 5 Mare Basalts

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
The Chang’E 5 (CE-5) samples represent the youngest mare basalt ever known and provide an access into the late lunar evolution. Recent studies have revealed that CE-5 basalts are the most evolved lunar basalts, yet controversy remains over the nature of ...
Yun Jiang, Jinting Kang, Shiyong Liao, Stephen M. Elardo, Keqing Zong, Sijie Wang, Chang Nie, Peiyi Li, Zongjun Yin, Fang Huang, Weibiao Hsu   +10 more
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Surges in volcanic activity on the Moon about two billion years ago

Nature Communications, 2023
The history of mare volcanism critically informs the thermal evolution of the Moon. However, young volcanic eruptions are poorly constrained by remote observations and limited samples, hindering an understanding of mare eruption flux over time. The Chang’
Heng-Ci Tian, Chi Zhang, Wei Yang, Jun Du, Yi Chen, Zhiyong Xiao, Ross N. Mitchell, Hejiu Hui, Hitesh G. Changela, Tian-Xin Zhang, Xu Tang, Di Zhang, Yangting Lin, Xianhua Li, Fuyuan Wu   +14 more
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MINERAL MAPPING USING CHANDRAYAAN-1 HYPERSPECTRAL (HYSI) DATA FROM MARE VAPORUM [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2018
The imaging spectroscopy offers an opportunity to map and discriminate different minerals on the lunar surface which further helps to understand the origin, evolution process, and the crustal composition on the surface of the moon.
S. B. Sayyad, Z. R. Mohammed, R. R. Deshmukh   +2 more
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Near‐infrared Spectra of Lunar Ferrous Mineral Mixtures

Earth and Space Science, 2021
Iron‐bearing minerals are a major component of materials on the lunar surface, and many of them can be distinguished based on the diagnostic absorption features in visible and near‐infrared reflectance spectra.
Xunyu Zhang, Edward Cloutis
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Hybrid Volcanic Episodes within the Orientale Basin, Moon

Remote Sensing, 2023
Basalts from Mare Orientale are representative of lunar flood volcanism, which sheds light on the lunar farside’s thermal and volcanic past. We use Chandrayaan’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper data to examine the spectral and chemical makeup of the volcanic ...
Shreekumari Mukeshbhai Patel, Harish, Deep Patel, Paras M. Solanki, Mohamed Ramy El-Maarry   +4 more
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Identification and quantification of minerals within Apollo samples using LWIR spectroscopy

Geo-spatial Information Science
The mineral composition of the lunar surface is a critical scientific objective, as it provides key insights into the evolution of the Moon. For instance, the variations in Mg-Fe composition of pyroxene solid solution could reveal the Moon’s crustal ...
Wanyue Liu, Peng Zhang, Chengbao Liu, Zheng Bo, Dongxu Han, Ran Niu, Qian Lin   +6 more
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