Abstract: FIREFLY (Fluorescence Imaging of REd and Far-red Light Yield) is a compact, fine-resolution imaging spectrometer…
Author: New NASA STI
Spectral Interpretation of Magmatic Evolution, Oxidation, and Crystallinity in a Volcanic Planetary Analog System
Abstract: Volcanic surfaces are common and varied throughout the terrestrial planets. Remote spectroscopy is often the…
Acid-Sulfate Weathering Environment at Shergottite Provenance on Mars
Abstract: In some impact melt (IM) glasses in the shergottites such as EET79001, Shergotty and Tissint,…
JSC-Rocknest: a Large-Scale Mojave Mars Simulant (MMS) Based Soil Simulant for In-Situ Resource Utilization Water-Extraction Studies
Abstract: The Johnson Space Center Rocknest (JSC-RN) simulant was developed in response to a need by…
Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 Preliminary Stray Light Assessment
Abstract: Although the Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 (TIRS-2) is a nearidentical copy of the Landsat 8/TIRS-1…
Partially Chloritized Smectites: Analogues of Smectites at Gale Crater, Mars
Abstract: Characterizing the structure and composition of phyllosilicates is important for interpreting the aqueous history of…
Rock Hard Science: Multispectral and Mineralogical Investigations to Understand Bedrock Spectral Properties and Strength at Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars
Abstract: Since the beginning of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) has…
Interpreting Aqueous Alteration in the Murray Formation Using Reactive Transport Modeling
Abstract: Abundant evidence for liquid water exists at Gale crater, Mars. However, the characteristics of past…
Variations in Visible/Near-Infrared Hematite Spectra Related to Grain Size and Crystallinity
Abstract: Drill fines created by the Curiosity rover at Gale Crater, Mars have exhibited variable visible/near-infrared…
The CAESAR New Frontiers Mission: 1. Expected Nature of the Returned Comet Sample
Abstract: Comets are time capsules from the birth of our Solar System that record pre-solar history,…