Download or read book Cathodoluminescence and its Application in the Planetary Sciences written by Arnold Gucsik and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-11-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cathodoluminescence microscopy/spectroscopy is a powerful technique providing detailed information on the shock metamorphism of target rocks, biosignatures of meteorites and mineralogy of the pre-solar grains. Moreover, it can be used as an in-situ method to classify the solid-atmospheric-liquid interactions on the surface of Mars.