Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jgr....9823535n&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 98, no. E12, p. 23,535-23,552
Physics
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Infrared Spectroscopy, Lunar Orbits, Lunar Surface, Mapping, Mineralogy, Petrology, Atmospheric Pressure, Chemical Composition, Emission Spectra, Evolution (Development), Pressure Effects, Remote Sensing, Surface Roughness
Scientific paper
Infrared thermal emission spectroscopy is evaluated for its possible application to compositional mapping of the Moon's surface from lunar orbit. Principles of the mid-IR (approximately 4-25 microns) technique, previous lunar ground-based observations, and laboratory studies of Moon samples are reviewed and summarized. A lunar thermal emission spectrometer experiment is described, patterned after a similar instrument on the Mars Observer spacecraft. Thermal emission spectrometry from a polar-orbiting lunar spacecraft could provide a valuable mapping tool to aid in exploration for lunar resources and help provide understanding of the origin of the Moon and history of lunar surface processes.
Christensen Philip R.
Conel James E.
Lucey Paul G.
Nash Douglas B.
Salisbury John W.
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