Remote compositional analysis: techniques for understanding spectroscopy, mineralogy, and geochemistry of planetary surfaces

Table of Contents

Part I. Theory of Remote Compositional Analysis Techniques and Laboratory Measurements:
1. Electronic spectra of minerals in the visible and near-infrared regions
2. Theory of reflectance and emittance spectroscopy of geologic materials in the visible and infrared regions
3. Mid-IR (thermal) emission and reflectance spectroscopy: laboratory spectra of geologic materials
4. Visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy: laboratory spectra of geologic materials
5. Visible and infrared spectroscopy of ices, volatiles and organics
6. Raman spectroscopy: theory and laboratory spectra of geologic materials
7. Mössbauer spectroscopy: theory and laboratory spectra of geologic materials
8. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy: theory and laboratory spectra of geologic materials
9. Fundamentals of neutron, X-ray and gamma ray spectroscopy
10. Radar remote sensing: theory and applications
Part II. Terrestrial Field and Airborne Applications:
11. Visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy: field and airborne measurements
12. Raman spectroscopy: field measurements
Part III. Analysis Methods:
13. Effects of environmental conditions on spectral measurements
14. Hyper- and multispectral VNIR imaging analysis
15. Thermal infrared spectral modeling
16. Geochemical interpretations using multiple remote datasets
Part IV. Applications to Planetary Surfaces:
17. Spectral analyses of Mercury
18. Compositional analysis of the Moon from the visible and near-infrared
19. Spectral analyses of asteroids
20. VIS-NIR spectral analyses of asteroids and comets from Dawn and Rosetta
21. Spectral analyses of Saturn's moons using Cassini-VIMS
22. Spectroscopy of Pluto and its satellites
23. VSWIR spectral analyses of Mars from orbit using CRISM and OMEGA
24. Thermal infrared spectral analyses of Mars from orbit using TES and THEMIS
25. Rover-based thermal infrared remote sensing of Mars using the mini-TES instrument
26. Compositional and mineralogic analyses of Mars using multispectral imaging on the Mars Exploration Rover, Phoenix, and Mars Science Laboratory Missions
27. Iron mineralogy, oxidation state, and alteration on Mars from Mössbauer spectroscopy at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum
28. Elemental analyses of Mars using APXS
29. Elemental analyses of Mars with LIBS by ChemCam and SuperCam
30. X-ray, gamma-ray, and neutron spectroscopy: planetary missions
31. Radar remote sensing of planetary bodies.

How do planetary scientists analyze and interpret data from laboratory, telescopic, and spacecraft observations of planetary surfaces? What elements, minerals, and volatiles are found on the surfaces of our Solar System's planets, moons, asteroids, and comets? This comprehensive volume answers these topical questions by providing an overview of the theory and techniques of remote compositional analysis of planetary surfaces. Bringing together eminent researchers in Solar System exploration, it describes state-of-the-art results from spectroscopic, mineralogical, and geochemical techniques used to analyze the surfaces of planets, moons, and small bodies. The book introduces the methodology and theoretical background of each technique, and presents the latest advances in space exploration, telescopic and laboratory instrumentation, and major new work in theoretical studies. This engaging volume provides a comprehensive reference on planetary surface composition and mineralogy for advanced students, researchers, and professional scientists.