Apollo 15 Geochemical X-ray Fluorescence Experiment: Preliminary Report

Apollo 16 Geochemical X-ray Fluorescence Experiment: Preliminary Report.

The lunar surface was mapped with respect to magnesium, aluminum, and silicon as aluminum/ silicon and magnesium/ silicon intensity ratios along the projected ground tracks swept out by the orbiting Apollo 16 spacecraft. The results confirm the observations made during the Apollo 15 flight and provide new data for a number of features not covered before. The data are consistent with the idea th...

Preliminary Stereo Reconstruction from Apollo 15 Metric Camera Imagery

Introduction: The NASA ESMD Lunar Mapping and Modeling Project (LMMP) has been charged with producing cartographic products for use by mission planners and scientists in NASA’s Constellation program. As part of the LMMP, we have produced 70 preliminary Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) and orthoimages derived from Apollo 15 Metric Camera (AMC) orbit 33 imagery using the Ames Stereo Pipeline (ASP); ...

2015 Canmars Msr Analog Mission: in Situ Geochemical Insights from X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Geochemical Analysis – Its Contribution to Onsite Real-time Project Evaluation

The field portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer (FPXRF) has evolved to become a unique highly productive geochemical tool over the past 30 years. As with most highly sophisticated technological tools, it is deceptively simple to use, can easily be carried and operated using only one hand and can provide an onsite, nondestructive chemical analysis of about 30 elements ranging in concentration...

Apollo XII Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment : one year report