Narendranath, S. and Athiray, P.S. and Sreekumar, P. and Kellett, B.J. and Alha, L. and Howe, C.J. and Joy, K.H. and Grande, M. and Huovelin, J. and Crawford, Ian and Unnikrishnan, U. and Lalita, S. and Subramaniam, S. and Weider, S.Z. and Nittler, L.R. and Gasnault, O. and Rothery, D.A. and Fernandes, V.A. and Bhandari, N. and Goswami, J.N. and Wieczorek, M. (2011) Lunar X-ray fluorescence observations by the Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS): results from the nearside southern highlands. Icarus 214 (1), pp. 53-66. ISSN 0019-1035.
Abstract
The Chandrayaan-1 X-ray spectrometer (C1XS) flown on-board the first Indian lunar mission Chandrayaan-1, measured X-ray fluorescence spectra during several episodes of solar flares during its operational period of not, vert, similar9 months. The accompanying X-ray Solar Monitor (XSM) provided simultaneous spectra of solar X-rays incident on the Moon which are essential to derive elemental chemistry. In this paper, we present the surface abundances of Mg, Al, Si, Ca and Fe, derived from C1XS data for a highland region on the southern nearside of the Moon. Analysis techniques are described in detail including absolute X-ray line flux derivation and conversion into elemental abundance. The results are consistent with a composition rich in plagioclase with a slight mafic mineral enhancement and a Ca/Al ratio that is significantly lower than measured in lunar returned samples. We suggest various possible scenarios to explain the deviations.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Moon surface, elemental abundance |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2011 09:02 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 16:54 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/3272 |
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