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Exploring Exogenic Sources for the Olivine on Asteroid (4) Vesta

, 2015
The detection of olivine on Vesta is interesting because it may provide critical insights into planetary differentiation early in our Solar System's history.
Cloutis, Edward A., Corre, Lucille Le, Dunn, Tasha, Izawa, Matthew R. M., Mann, Paul, Nathues, Andreas, Reddy, Vishnu, Sanchez, Juan A.   +7 more
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The Global Distribution of Water and Hydroxyl on the Moon as Seen by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3)

The Planetary Science Journal
The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M ^3 ) on the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft provided nearly global 0.5–3 μ m imaging-spectroscopy data at 140 m pixel ^–1 in 85 spectral bands. Targeted locations were imaged at 70 m pixel ^–1 and higher spectral resolution.
Roger N. Clark, Neil C. Pearson, Thomas B. McCord, Deborah L. Domingue, Keith Eric Livo, Joseph W. Boardman, Daniel P. Moriarty, Amanda R. Hendrix, Georgiana Kramer, Maria E. Banks   +9 more
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Experimental petrology and origin of Fra Mauro rocks and soil [PDF]

Melting experiments over the pressure range 0 to 20 kilobars were conducted on Apollo 14 igneous rocks 14310 and 14072 and on comprehensive fines 14259.
Hays, J. F., Longhi, J., Walker, D.
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Spatial–Spectral Fusion 3D Signal Compensation for Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Hyperspectral Images in Low-Signal Lunar Polar Regions

Remote Sensing
Hyperspectral images (HSIs) from the lunar polar regions are frequently compromised by low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) under adverse illumination, limiting their utility for scientific analysis.
Rui Ni, Tingyu Meng, Fei Zhao, Yanan Dang, Wenbin Zhang, Pingping Lu   +5 more
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Resources for a lunar base: Rocks, minerals, and soil of the Moon [PDF]

The rocks and minerals of the Moon will be included among the raw materials used to construct a lunar base. The lunar regolith, the fragmental material present on the surface of the Moon, is composed mostly of disaggregated rocks and minerals, but also ...
Taylor, Lawrence A.
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Spectroscopic and Geochemical Characterization of NWA 11421: Insights into Lunar Crust–Mantle Composition and Implications for Remote Sensing and Moon Exploration

Remote Sensing
Lunar meteorites provide access to a geographically unconstrained record of the Moon, offering key insights into crustal diversity and interior evolution beyond the Apollo and Luna landing sites.
Andrew Alberini, Francesco Renzi, Giovanni Poggiali, Fernándo Alberquilla, Sole Biancalani, Cristina García-Florentino, Anaïs Roussel, Mariano Battistuzzi, Julene Aramendia, Juan Manuel Madariaga, Teresa Fornaro, John Robert Brucato   +11 more
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An Integrated Framework for Global Detection and Quantification of Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits

The Planetary Science Journal
Lunar pyroclastic deposits (LPDs) composed of Fe–Ti-bearing volcanic glasses are considered one of the best proxies to understand the primitive lunar mantle composition.
Dibyendu Misra, Megha Bhatt, Marcel Hess, Christian Wöhler   +3 more
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Signal Compensation of Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Under Low-Illumination Conditions Using a CycleGAN-Based Network

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Lunar south polar regions have attracted considerable scientific interest due to their potential for preservation of water ice and unique mineralogical compositions.
Rui Ni, Fei Zhao, Tingyu Meng, Yanlei Du, Pingping Lu, Robert Wang   +5 more
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An integrated mineralogical, petrographic, light stable isotope and noble gas investigation of Sahara 99201 ureilite [PDF]

, 2001
New ureilite Sahara 99201 has been investigated to determine mineralogy, petrography, light stable isotopes and noble gases. The sample is a typical olivine pigeonite ureilite (Fo 78, Wo 10, En 72).
Franchi, Ian, Grady, Monica, Pillinger, Colin, Smith, C. L., Verchovsky, Sasha, Wright, Ian   +5 more
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Gamma Ray and Neutron Spectrometer for the Lunar Resource Mapper [PDF]

One of the early Space Exploration Initiatives will be a lunar orbiter to map the elemental composition of the Moon. This mission will support further lunar exploration and habitation and will provide a valuable dataset for understanding lunar geological
Byrd, R. C., Drake, D. M., Feldman, W. C., Martin, R. A., Merrigan, M. A., Moss, C. E., Reedy, R. C.   +6 more
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