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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL
RESEARCH, VOL. 100, NO. El0, PAGES 21,189-21,199, OCTOBER 25, 1995
Raman spectroscopyas a method for mineral identification on lunar robotic explorationmissions AlianWang,BradleyL. Jolliff,andLarryA. Haskin Department of EarthandPlanetarySciences andMcDonnellCenterfortheSpaceSciences WashingtonUniversity,St. Louis,Missouri
Abstract. The sharp,nonoverlapping Ramanbandsfor plagioclase, pyroxene, andolivine wouldbe advantageous for on-surface, activemineralogical analysisof lunarmaterials. A robust,light-weight, low-power, rover-based Ramanspectrometer witha laserexciting source,entirelytransmission-mode holographic optics,anda charge-coupled device (CCD) detector couldfit withina
