PDS Geosciences Node Spectral Library PDS Geosciences Node at Washington University

The PDS Geosciences Node Spectral Library is a collection of measurements of Earth, lunar, and meteorite materials to be used to compare to flight measurements.

Select the desired database, and click the "begin search" button to find desired spectra results.

Available Database Holdings Search
RELAB - NASA Reflectance Experiment LABoratory database, produced at Brown University, hosted by the PDS Geosciences Node more details 11,708 Specimens
21,379 Spectral Measurements
Frankenspectra Database Bundle - A SSERVI funded project to analyze, using reflectance spectroscopy, 27 fine-particulate (less than 10-um) terrestrial minerals to create a far-UV through MIR single spectrum built from the best pieces of spectra acquired at multiple US and international labs. This PDS4 data bundle is hosted by the PDS Geosciences Node. more details 27 Specimens
27 Spectral Measurements
XAS Synthesized Glasses - A PDART funded project of synthesized samples of extraterrestrial glasses that were analyzed with X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XAS) spectroscopy by the Advanced Photon Source, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility. This PDS4 data bundle is hosted by the PDS Geosciences Node. more details 25 Specimens
130 Spectral Measurements
LIBS Reference Database of Geological Materials -spectra collected at the Mineral Spectroscopy Laboratory at Mount Holyoke College (MHC) on a series of four laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) instruments. more details 20 Specimens
125 Spectral Measurements
(First run of each batch of 2,093 measurements is displayed, but all measurements are available)