Lunar multispectral maps - Part II of the lunar nearside

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Jan 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979icar...37....1m&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 37, Jan. 1979, p. 1-28.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Lunar Maps, Lunar Photography, Lunar Surface, Multispectral Photography, Spectral Reflectance, Astronomical Photometry, Data Acquisition, Data Management, Error Analysis, Ground Stations, Lunar Geology, Photointerpretation, Telescopes, Vidicons, Imagery, Moon, Maps, Nearside, Surface, Lunar, Wavelengths, Photometry, Spatial Resolution, Spectrum, Spectral Reflectivity

Scientific paper

Images of the lunar surface are being obtained at several wavelengths using a silicon vidicon imaging system and ground-based telescopes. These images are recorded and processed in digital form so that quantitative information is preserved; their photometric precision has been shown to be 1% or better. Ratio images, calculated by dividing those obtained at two wavelengths (0.40/0.56 and 0.95/0.56 micron), were presented in an earlier article, and more are presented here for a total coverage of about 60% of the lunar frontside. Spatial resolution is about 2 km at the subearth point. A complex of distinct units is evident in the images. Earlier work with the reflectance spectrum of lunar materials indicates that for the most part these units are compositionally distinct. These digital images are being used by lunar geologists to interpret the history of the lunar surface.

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