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Many of the non-mare rock types at Apollo 17 can be identified uniquely by their spectral reflectance properties. Mineralogical and textural information is present in the spectral curves of samples from Boulder 1, Station 2. It should be possible to determine the regional extent of rocks similar to the boulder using reflectance spectra from a spacecraft in lunar orbit.
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Adams, J.B., Charette, M.P. Spectral reflectance of highland rock types at Apollo 17: Evidence from Boulder 1, Station 2. The Moon 14, 483–489 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569678
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