The Planetary Spectroscopy Laboratory (PSL)

The Planetary Spectroscopy Laboratory (PSL, formerly known as the Planetary Emissivity Laboratory-PEL) of DLR in Berlin is a well established facility providing spectroscopic measurements of planetary analogue materials. Spectral measurements of planetary analogues from the visible to the far-infrared range are routinely measured for comparison with remote sensing spacecraft/telescopic observations of planetary surfaces [1-5]. Bi-directional and hemispherical reflection, transmission and emission spectroscopy are the techniques we use to acquire spectral data of target materials. This paper describes all of the measurements that can be done at the PSL