About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials
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Presentation Title |
Characterization of Lunar and Martian Meteorites using Scanning Electronic Microscope (SEM) |
Author(s) |
Hussain Al Halwachi |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Hussain Al Halwachi |
Abstract Scope |
Lunar and Martian meteorites are rare rocks found on earth and classified by meteoritical experts depending on their physical and chemical features. Three different types of certified lunar rock samples and one Martian rock sample were tested and scanned by Scanning electronic microscope (SEM) to obtain the chemical composition, explore the elemental mapping, and provide a statistical comparison between the different types. The SEM was able by EDX channel to provide accurate chemical compositions, in addition to microstructure images and elements mapping. The data provided by SEM were treated statistically by the principal component analysis (PCA) technique to obtain the relation between the elements and obtain a statistical model to help in differentiating similar rocks in the future. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |