Visible and Near-Infrared Spectral Survey of Martian Meteorites stored at the National Institute of Polar Research

This is a compilation of photographs and VNIR reflectance spectral data of Martian meteorites stored at NIPR measured while Takahiro Hiroi was a visiting professor at NIPR during the summer of 2010. The project was later funded by the Japanese Government grant (JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24540493). The detailed results were published as:

T. Hiroi, H. Kaiden, K. Misawa, T. Niihara, H. Kojima, S. Sasaki (2011) Visible and near-infrared spectral survey of Martian meteorites stored at the National Institute of Polar Research. Polar Sci. 5, 337-344.

1. List of Examined Martian Meteorite Samples and Measured Spots

Meteorite Name	Classification	Paired Meteorite	Parent Rock Weight (g)	Sub No.	Spots
ALH-77005	Lherzolitic shergottite		212.45	86	A, B
Y-793605	Lherzolitic shergottite		16.084	3	A, B
Y 980459	Olivine-phyric basalt		82.46	12	A
Y 980497	Olivine-phyric basalt	Y 980459	8.713	42	A
Y984028	Lherzolitic shergottite	Y 000027	12.342
Y 000027	Lherzolitic shergottite		9.685	20	A
Y 000047	Lherzolitic shergottite	Y 000027	5.345
Y 000097	Lherzolitic shergottite	Y 000027	24.484
Y 000593	Nakhlite		13713	15	A
Y 000749	Nakhlite	Y 000593	1283
Y 000802	Nakhlite	Y 000593	22
Nakhla	Nakhlite			BM1913,25	A

2. Photographs of Measured Spots (Each spot is about 2×3 mm in size)

3. VNIR Reflectance Spectra of Measured Spots

You can download the spectral data in Excel format (.xls) or Comma-delimited format (.csv)