@article{article_1297320, title={Mineralogical research using hyperspectral Hyperion data in the vicinity of the Turkish Antarctic Research Station}, journal={Geosound}, volume={57}, pages={42–62}, year={2023}, author={Akgül, Mehmet Ali and Ural, Suphi}, keywords={Hiperspektral Uzaktan Algılama, Mineraloji, Jenny Adası, Antarktika Yarımadası}, abstract={Antarctica discovered in 1820, is unique in that it is practically completely covered with ice. It is a kind of memory of our planet due to its pristine nature and no human community to influence it. The communities near Chile’s southernmost tip, which is around 1200 km away, are the closest to the continent and include research stations belonging to various countries, including Türkiye. Because the stations are so remote from civilization, they must meet the needs of research stations on the mainland, which forces them to operate temporarily or with limited capability. The goal of this research is to explore the mineralogical structure around the Turkish Antarctic Research Station (TARS) in order to meet the station’s demands, even if only partially. It is anticipated that these minerals can be exploited in this highly protected region, particularly in wastewater treatment systems for filtration or drinking water filtration, as well as for agricultural purposes to be carried out in unique conditions. Cloudiness, which is the largest weakness of optical satellites, as well as snow-covered regions that prohibit the ground from being seen, were considered in the archive scanning of this satellite, and the image dated 09.01.2020 was determined to be the best suited image. Jenny Island, the nearest land piece to the west, with a distance of 50 km to Horseshoe Island, where the TARS is located, was chosen as the research area among the land parts inside the Hyperion image. ENVI software was used for radiometric and atmospheric corrections of the Hyperion data used in the study. Mineral research was conducted using the Hyperspectral Material Identification (HMI) tool in the Tactical Hyperspectral Operations Resource (THOR) module of the same program. The USGS mineral database was used in the THOR HMI study and the minerals with the best match were selected using the Adaptive Coherence Estimator (ACE) technique. As major minerals, Corundum, Diaspore, and Montmorillonite minerals are determined in the coastal areas north of Jenny Island, Albite-plagioclase and Microcline-feldspar minerals give anomalies in the rocky region of the island. Goethite (α-FeO(OH), Hematite (Fe2O3), Ferrihydrite ((Fe3+)2O3•0.5H2O), Lepidocrosite (γ-FeO(OH)), Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O), Rutile (TiO2) and Cuprite (Cu2O) minerals are present in low concentrations.}, number={1}, publisher={Çukurova Üniversitesi}