Space weathering occurs on all ex-posed surfaces of lunar rocks, as well as on the surfaces of smaller grains in the lunar regolith. Space weather-ing alters these exposed surfaces primarily through the action of solar wind ions and micrometeorite impact processes. On lunar rocks specifically, the alteration products produced by space weathering form surface coatings known as patina. Patinas can have spectral reflectance properties different than the underlying rock. An understanding of patina composition and thickness is therefore important for interpreting re-motely sensed data from airless solar system bodies. The purpose of this study is to try to understand the physical and chemical properties of patina by expanding the number of patinas known and characterized in the lunar rock sample collection.


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    Titel :

    Alteration of Lunar Rock Surfaces through Interaction with the Space Environment


    Beteiligte:
    Frushour, A. M. (Autor:in) / Noble, S. K (Autor:in) / Christoffersen, R. (Autor:in) / Keller, L P. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 2014 ; The Woodlands, TX, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2014-03-17


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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