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Mid-Ir Emissivity Spectra Of Mg- And Ca- Carbonates, Oxides, And Hydroxides, Timothy Glotch
Mid-Ir Emissivity Spectra Of Mg- And Ca- Carbonates, Oxides, And Hydroxides, Timothy Glotch
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We used three methods—spectral index mapping, linear spectral mixture analysis, and factor analysis and target transformation—to determine if carbonate decomposition products, including lime (CaO), periclase (MgO), portlandite (Ca(OH)2), and brucite (Mg(OH)2), are present on the surface of Mars. Using an expanded spectral library that includes decomposition products of calcite and magnesite, we deconvolved a binned emissivity data set from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (MGS-TES). The deconvolution model indicates that anhydrous carbonates are not present at kilometer scales above the TES detection limit; however, carbonate decomposition products may be present at or above the TES detection limit in …