Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system

Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system

Mineralogy of the Lunar surface provides important clues for understanding the composition and evolution of the primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system. The primary rock forming minerals on the Moon such as pyroxene, olivine and plagioclase are potential tools to evaluate the Lunar Magma Ocean (LM...

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Main Authors: V. Sivakumar, R. Neelakantan, M. Santosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
Subjects:
Moon Mineralogy Mapper
Lunar Magma Ocean
Primordial crust
Magmatic differentiation
Chandrayaan-1
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987116300238
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spelling doaj-6bfbab5baee4461bb44ae2d010bc4dbb2020-11-24T22:32:55ZengElsevierGeoscience Frontiers1674-98712017-05-018345746510.1016/j.gsf.2016.03.005Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon systemV. Sivakumar0R. Neelakantan1M. Santosh2Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), CDAC Innovation Park, Pune, 411008, IndiaDepartment of Geology, Periyar University, Salem, 636011, IndiaCentre for Tectonics, Resources and Exploration, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA, 5005, AustraliaMineralogy of the Lunar surface provides important clues for understanding the composition and evolution of the primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system. The primary rock forming minerals on the Moon such as pyroxene, olivine and plagioclase are potential tools to evaluate the Lunar Magma Ocean (LMO) hypothesis. Here we use the data from Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) onboard the Chandrayaan-1 project of India, which provides Visible/Near Infra Red (NIR) spectral data (hyperspectral data) of the Lunar surface to gain insights on the surface mineralogy. Band shaping and spectral profiling methods are used for identifying minerals in five sites: the Moscoviense basin, Orientale basin, Apollo basin, Wegener crater-highland, and Hertzsprung basin. The common presence of plagioclase in these sites is in conformity with the anorthositic composition of the Lunar crust. Pyroxenes, olivine and Fe-Mg-spinel from the sample sites indicate the presence of gabbroic and basaltic components. The compositional difference in pyroxenes suggests magmatic differentiation on the Lunar surface. Olivine contains OH/H2O band, indicating hydrous phase in the primordial magmas.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987116300238Moon Mineralogy MapperLunar Magma OceanPrimordial crustMagmatic differentiationChandrayaan-1
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author V. Sivakumar
R. Neelakantan
M. Santosh
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R. Neelakantan
M. Santosh
Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system
Geoscience Frontiers
Moon Mineralogy Mapper
Lunar Magma Ocean
Primordial crust
Magmatic differentiation
Chandrayaan-1
author_facet V. Sivakumar
R. Neelakantan
M. Santosh
author_sort V. Sivakumar
title Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system
title_short Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system
title_full Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system
title_fullStr Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system
title_full_unstemmed Lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: Implications for primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system
title_sort lunar surface mineralogy using hyperspectral data: implications for primordial crust in the earth–moon system
publisher Elsevier
series Geoscience Frontiers
issn 1674-9871
publishDate 2017-05-01
description Mineralogy of the Lunar surface provides important clues for understanding the composition and evolution of the primordial crust in the Earth–Moon system. The primary rock forming minerals on the Moon such as pyroxene, olivine and plagioclase are potential tools to evaluate the Lunar Magma Ocean (LMO) hypothesis. Here we use the data from Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) onboard the Chandrayaan-1 project of India, which provides Visible/Near Infra Red (NIR) spectral data (hyperspectral data) of the Lunar surface to gain insights on the surface mineralogy. Band shaping and spectral profiling methods are used for identifying minerals in five sites: the Moscoviense basin, Orientale basin, Apollo basin, Wegener crater-highland, and Hertzsprung basin. The common presence of plagioclase in these sites is in conformity with the anorthositic composition of the Lunar crust. Pyroxenes, olivine and Fe-Mg-spinel from the sample sites indicate the presence of gabbroic and basaltic components. The compositional difference in pyroxenes suggests magmatic differentiation on the Lunar surface. Olivine contains OH/H2O band, indicating hydrous phase in the primordial magmas.
topic Moon Mineralogy Mapper
Lunar Magma Ocean
Primordial crust
Magmatic differentiation
Chandrayaan-1
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987116300238
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