Bidirectional reflectance properties of iron-nickel meteorites.
Abstract
Using laboratory measurements of metallic meteorites as spectral analogs for asteroidal parent bodies, spectral reflectance studies suggest that elemental iron is a major component of the surface mineralogy of M- and S-type asteroids. The effects of viewing geometry and small-scale (<1 mm) surface roughness on the bidirectional reflectance spectra of iron-nickel meteorites are investigated using NASA's RELAB facility.
- Publication:
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Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings
- Pub Date:
- 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988LPSC...18..503B
- Keywords:
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- Asteroids;
- Bidirectional Reflectance;
- Cosmochemistry;
- Iron Meteorites;
- Meteoritic Composition;
- Nickel Compounds;
- Spectral Reflectance;
- Surface Roughness;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration; Meteorites;
- Iron Meteorites:Reflectance Spectra;
- Minor Planets:Iron;
- Reflectance Spectra:Iron Meteorites