Cruise measurements taken with the near XGRS

R. Starr; P. E. Clark; L. G. Evans; S. R. Floyd; T. P. McClanahan; J. I. Trombka; W. V. Boynton; S. Bailey; J. Brückner; S. W. Squyres; J. O. Goldsten; R. L. McNutt

doi:10.1016/S0273-1177(99)80209-9

Cruise measurements taken with the near XGRS

R. Starr, P. E. Clark, L. G. Evans, S. R. Floyd, T. P. McClanahan, J. I. Trombka, W. V. Boynton, S. Bailey, J. Brückner, S. W. Squyres, J. O. Goldsten, R. L. McNutt

Lunar and Planetary Lab

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The X-ray/Gamma-ray Spectrometer on the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous spacecraft will remotely detect characteristic x-ray and gamma-ray emissions from the surface of 433 Eros to develop global maps of the elemental composition of the asteroid surface. Solar excited x-ray fluorescence in the 1 to 10 keV range will be used to measure the surface abundances of Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, and Fe with spatial resolutions down to 2 km. Gamma-ray emissions in the 0.1 to 10 MeV range will be used to measure cosmic-ray excited emissions from such elements as O, Si, Fe, and H as well as naturally radioactive elements K, Th, and U to surface depths on the order of 10 cm. In-flight calibrations are essential to the understanding and analysis of data collected at Eros.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1159-1162
Number of pages	4
Journal	Advances in Space Research
Volume	24
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0273-1177(99)80209-9
State	Published - 1999

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Geophysics
Atmospheric Science
Space and Planetary Science
General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Cruise measurements taken with the near XGRS

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