LithoSpace: An Idea for an Automated System for in situ Petrographic Thin Section Preparation on Mars and Other Extraterrestrial Rocky Bodies

LithoSpace: An Idea for an Automated System for in situ Petrographic Thin Section Preparation on Mars and Other Extraterrestrial Rocky Bodies

Optical microscopy analyses using thin sections is one of the most standard techniques in geology. It permits identification of most rock-forming minerals and it is essential for micropaleontology since observation in transmitted light is the only way to observe individual, or colonies of, microfoss...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Foucher, Nicolas Bost, Sylvain Janiec, Aïcha Fonte, Nicole Le Breton, Pascal Perron, Michel Bouquin, Frank Lebas, Michel Viso, Pascale Chazalnoël, Frédéric Courtade, Michel Villenave, Frances Westall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
thin section
optical microscopy
petrography
micropaleontology
Raman spectroscopy
Mars
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2021.749494/full

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