VNIR Brightness as an Indicator of Glass Content in Lava: Calibration of VNIR Reflectance for Crystallinity of Basaltic Lava Flow Surfaces
Abstract
We present a method to use VNIR reflectance of basalt surfaces to estimate glassiness. As the glassiness of lava is related to how quickly it cooled, this method could be a powerful way to detect lava-water interactions in ancient lava fields.
- Publication:
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Workshop on Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration
- Pub Date:
- June 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021LPICo2595.8112R