Moon4You: a combined Raman/LIBS instrument for lunar exploration

Erik C. Laan; Berit Ahlers; Wim van Westrenen; Jeannette Heiligers; Arno Wielders

doi:10.1117/12.825883

3 September 2009 Moon4You: a combined Raman/LIBS instrument for lunar exploration

Erik C. Laan, Berit Ahlers, Wim van Westrenen, Jeannette Heiligers, Arno Wielders

Proceedings Volume 7441, Instruments and Methods for Astrobiology and Planetary Missions XII; 744114 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825883
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Moon4You is a project led by the Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO, with partners from industry and universities in the Netherlands that aims to provide a combined Raman / LIBS instrument as scientific payload for lunar exploration missions. It is the first time that Raman spectroscopy and LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) are combined into one miniaturised instrument with minimum mass, volume and use of resources and can deliver data-products almost instantly. These characteristics make it the next-generation instrument for mineralogical and elemental (atomic) characterisation of lunar soil and rock samples, as well as for a host of other planetary exploration and terrestrial applications.

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Erik C. Laan, Berit Ahlers, Wim van Westrenen, Jeannette Heiligers, and Arno Wielders "Moon4You: a combined Raman/LIBS instrument for lunar exploration", Proc. SPIE 7441, Instruments and Methods for Astrobiology and Planetary Missions XII, 744114 (3 September 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825883

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