Thermal infrared emissivity of felsic-rich to mafic-rich analogues of hot planetary regoliths

• Published in: Earth and planetary science letters Vol. 534; p. 116089
• Main Authors: Ferrari, Sabrina, Maturilli, Alessandro, Carli, Cristian, D'Amore, Mario, Helbert, Jörn, Nestola, Fabrizio, Hiesinger, Harald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.03.2020
• Subjects: emissivity; plagioclase; planetary; pyroxene; silicate; temperature; pyroxene; temperature; emissivity; silicate; plagioclase; planetary

•Temperature changes affect the TIR spectra of plagioclase-pyroxene mixtures.•Temperature changes reduce the ability of TIR detection to reveal solid solutions.•Temperature changes do not affect the 870-cm−1 absorption of pyroxene-rich samples.•Orbital instruments can detect spectral variations indu...