Correlation of chemistry with normal albedo in the Crisium region.
Abstract
The region in the vicinity of the Luna 24 handling site (40-70 deg E; 0-20 deg N) is studied by means of the Apollo orbital fluorescent X-ray Al/Si and Mg/Al data and earth-based normal albedo measurements. By means of unsupervised non-parametric cluster analysis this region is divided into eight surface units. One of these units centered in the Proclus region deviates from the usual trend of increasing normal albedo with increasing Al/Si values and decreasing Mg/Al values
- Publication:
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Mare Crisium: The view from Luna 24
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978mcvl.conf...33B
- Keywords:
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- Albedo;
- Chemical Composition;
- Data Correlation;
- Lunar Landing Sites;
- Lunar Maria;
- X Ray Fluorescence;
- Aluminum;
- Apollo Flights;
- Lunar Composition;
- Magnesium;
- Mass Ratios;
- Silicon;
- Statistical Analysis;
- CRISIUM;
- MARE;
- LUNA 24;
- SURFACE;
- LUNAR;
- ALUMINUM;
- CONCENTRATIONS;
- LA JOLLA CONSORTIUM;
- ALBEDO;
- REMOTE SENSING;
- X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;
- MAGNESIUM;
- CLASSIFICATION;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration; Moon;
- Moon:Chemistry