Far-ultraviolet albedo of the moon

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Dec 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976aj.....81.1162l&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal, vol. 81, Dec. 1976, p. 1162-1169.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Albedo, Apollo 17 Flight, Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Lunar Radiation, Astronomical Photometry, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spectral Reflectance

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The albedo and photometric function of the moon have been measured between 121.6 and 168.0 nm by comparing the brightness of the moon, observed with an orbiting far-ultraviolet spectrometer during the Apollo 17 mission, to the solar brightness observed simultaneously from a sounding rocket. The instruments were carefully cross-calibrated. In contrast to what is found in the visible and the near ultraviolet, the brightness of the moon is found to increase toward shorter wavelengths; the moon is 'blue' in the far ultraviolet. This is confirmed by a laboratory study of lunar samples. A brief review of lunar albedo measurements in the 120-600-nm range is given.

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