Instructor

Dr. Anthony Vodacek
76/3104
475-7816
vodacek@cis.rit.edu

Spectroscopy of minerals
USGS Spectroscopy Laboratory
- spectral features
- spectral libraries

Shift in absorption feature depending on amount of
aluminum in the mineral

 

AVIRIS - Imaging Spectroscopy

Comparison of kaolinite spectra taken at ground
level and from AVIRIS (20,000 m)

 

Spectral signatures for alunite, kaolinite,
and muscovite

 

Combination of a DEM with classification of alunite,
kaolinite, and muscovite based on spectral analysis

 
 
Mars Thermal Emission Spectrometer