NASA NTRS · 19820013247
Planets, comets, and asteroids
Abstract
Methods for remote sensing of elemental composition of the surfaces of planets, comets, and asteroids are considered. The abundance of certain elements with different condensation temperatures and with various types of geochemical behavior provide data relative to the origin and evolution of these bodies. Solar X-ray fluorescence, and primary and secondary galactic cosmic ray interactions are highlighted as the major remote sensing methods.
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1981-01-01. Planets, comets, and asteroids. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19820013247
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