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Mineral identification from orbit: Initial results from the shuttle multispectral infrared radiometer

December 3, 1982

A shuttle-borne radiometer containing ten channels in the reflective infrared has demonstrated that direct identification of carbonates and hydroxyl-bearing minerals is possible by remote measurement from Earth orbit. 

Publication Year 1982
Title Mineral identification from orbit: Initial results from the shuttle multispectral infrared radiometer
DOI 10.1126/science.218.4576.1020
Authors A. Goetz, L. Rowan, M.J. Kingston
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Science
Index ID 70011455
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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