Lunar ore geology and feasibility of ore mineral detection using a far-IR spectrometer

Lunar sulfides and oxides are a significant source of noble and base metals and will be vital for future human colonies’ self-sustainability. Sulfide detection (pyrite and troilite) applies to many technological fields and use cases, for example, as a raw material source (available in situ on the Lu...

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Main Authors: Jakub Ciazela, Jaroslaw Bakala, Miroslaw Kowalinski, Bartosz Pieterek, Marek Steslicki, Marta Ciazela, Grzegorz Paslawski, Natalia Zalewska, Lukasz Sterczewski, Zaneta Szaforz, Mateusz Jozefowicz, Dariusz Marciniak, Maciej Fitt, Adam Sniadkowski, Miroslaw Rataj, Tomasz Mrozek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1190825/full