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Diffuse reflectance spectra of orthopyroxene, olivine, and plagioclase as a function of composition and structureAlthough many similarities exist between meteorite spectra and 'primitive' asteroids, there are unexplained discrepancies. These discrepancies do not appear to arise from grain size effects. Assuming that primitive meteorites did in fact originate from the 'primitive' asteroids, we believe that there are two testable explanations for the observed spectral discrepancies: compositional or structural differences. We have begun to synthesize and collect reflectance and Mossbauer spectra of pertinent materials, beginning with olivine, pyroxene, and plagioclase (all found in primitive meteorites), and to assess the possible effects composition may have on spectral features. Our study focuses on the combination of composition and structural effects.
Document ID
19940016433
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Zolensky, M. E.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Le, L.
(Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Houston, TX., United States)
Galindo, C.
(Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Houston, TX., United States)
Morris, R.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Lauer, V.
(Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Houston, TX., United States)
Vilas, F.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-Fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 3: N-Z
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
94N20906
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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