RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR MINERAL ANALYSIS ON PLANETARY SURFACES

There is currently a need for a lander-based or rover-based instrument to characterize minerals on planetary surfaces due to future missions planned to the moon and Mars. Several papers have proposed a Raman spectroscopy system for such instrument because of many advantages of its many advantages over other techniques. In this paper, three Raman spectroscopy systems developed by three different research groups are discussed