Remote laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for lunar exploration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lasue, J ^a,b   Wiens, R C ^a   Clegg, S M ^a   Vaniman, D T ^a   Joy, K H ^b,c   Humphries, S ^a   Mezzacappa, A ^d   Melikechi, N ^d   McInroy, R E ^a   Bender, S ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPLORATION; ICE; LASER METHOD; LUNAR CRUST; LUNAR SOIL; REGOLITH; SOIL EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84855696203     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE003898     Document Type: Article

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