Compositional Characteristics of the Aristarchus Crater from ( M

Remote compositional analysis of lunar olivine‐rich lithologies with Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M) spectra

[1] A systematic approach for deconvolving remotely sensed lunar olivine‐rich visible to near‐infrared (VNIR) reflectance spectra with the Modified Gaussian Model (MGM) is evaluated with Chandrayaan‐1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M) spectra. Whereas earlier studies of laboratory reflectance spectra focused only on complications due to chromite inclusions in lunar olivines, we develop a systematic ap...

A Compositional Study of the Aristarchus Region of the Moon Using NearInfrared Reflectance Spectroscopy

Newly obtained near-infrared reflectance spectra for features on or near the Aristarchus Plateau demonstrate he diversity of compositions in the region. t!ighland units are of three probable compositions: a feldspar and elinopyroxene assemblage; a probable clinopyroxene, olivine, and possibly feldspar assemblage; and an assemblage composed of olivine or olivine and feldspar. The feldspar-elinop...

Compositional analyses of small lunar pyroclastic deposits using Clementine multispectral data

Clementine ultraviolet-visible (UVVIS) data are used to examine the compositions of 18 pyroclastic deposits (15 small, three large) at 13 sites on the Moon. Compositional variations among pyroclastic deposits largely result from differing amounts of new basaltic (or juvenile) matehal and reworked local matehal entrained in their ejecta upon eruption. Characterization of pyroclastic deposit comp...

Aristarchus Crater as a Probe of the Lunar Crusts Most Fractionated Rock

Determination of Soil Moisture Content at Bukit Bunuh Meteorite Impacted Area using Resistivity Method and Laboratory Test

Determination of soil moisture content is of vital importance to many fields of study; civil engineering, hydrology, agriculture, geology, ecology and forestry. The occurrence of impact crater in Bukit Bunuh, a meteorite impacted area, made it an area of great interest to many researchers. In view of the process of impact cratering, the subsurface soil characteristics such as moisture content o...