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Investigation And Classification Of Planetary Materials And Surfaces Using Novel Methods To Analyze Large Compositional Datasets: Quantitative X-Ray Compositional Mapping And Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Narrow Angle Camera Photometric Analysis, Timothy Michael Hahn

Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Our understanding of planetary bodies and their surfaces originates from measurements made by spacecraft instruments and laboratory analysis of extraterrestrial materials. Integration of these datasets can significantly advance the fields of planetary geology and geochemistry. The goal of my dissertation research has been to develop novel methods for interrogating extraterrestrial samples and planetary regoliths, with an emphasis on integrating these complementary datasets. Additionally, my research has focused on utilizing ‘big data’ within the geoscience and planetary science communities, whether that data be geospatial or geochemical in nature. My dissertation research involves two separate, but related projects: (1) coupling Apollo 17 …