Reflectance spectra of meteorites
M. Paton*,1, K. Muinonen1,3, L. J. Pesonen1, V. Kuosmanen2, T. Kohout1, J. Laitinen2 and M. Lehtinen1
- 1 Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, FI-00014, Finland.
- 2 Geological Survey of Finland, P.O. Box 96, FI-02151, Finland.
- 3 Finnish Geodetic Institute, P.O. Box 15, FI-02431, Finland.
A spectrometer at the Geological Survey of Finland was used to obtain 33 high-quality reflectance spectra of 26 individual meteorites. Principal Component Analysis was applied to the spectra to explore grouping strategies for meteorite classification. Initial investigations of surface roughness effects on the reflectance spectra features were made.
- * Corresponding author