NASA’s Next-Generation Imaging Spectrometer Takes Flight to Map Critical Minerals on Earth

Cradled in the nose of a high-altitude research airplane, a new NASA sensor has taken to the skies to help geoscientists map rocks hosting lithium and other critical minerals on Earth’s surface some ...

NASA's Aviris-5 Detects Lithium and Other Minerals from Aircraft

With a new imaging spectrometer from NASA, mineral deposits in the ground can be identified from an aircraft. The sensor is housed in an airplane.
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Epsilon 4 - Benchtop Spectrometer for Minerals and Mining Applications

Let us help you with your inquiries, brochures and pricing requirements Request A Quote Download PDF Copy Download Brochure X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) has ...
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Mineral Analysis in the Field with Handheld Raman Spectroscopy

Minerals are very important natural components of soil and rock and are of high value to a variety of applications and industries. In order to deduce their formation and origin, modifications are ...
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NASA, USGS Map Minerals to Understand Earth Makeup, Climate Change

A photo of a NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft with the AVIRIS and HyTES instruments installed. Credit: NASA NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will map portions of the southwest United States ...
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mineral Mapping Instrument Retired

One of six instruments aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on the Red Planet’s surface. NASA switched off one of its oldest instruments studying ...