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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Aerospace Engineering
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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