MGS-TES Spectra Suggest a Basaltic Component in the Regolith of Phobos

• Main Authors: Glotch, Timothy D., Edwards, Christopher S., Yeşiltaş, Mehmet, Shirley, Katherine A., McDougall, Dylan S., Kling, Alexander M., Herd, Christopher D. K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amer Geophysical Union 2018
• Subjects: Phobos; Tagish Lake; MGS-TES; spectroscopy; Tagish
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11857/3330; https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JE005647

Plain Language Summary The origins of the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have been the subjects of considerable debate. Visible and near-infrared spectra of these bodies are dark and nearly featureless, with red slopes of varying degrees. These spectra are generally consistent with those of carbona...