The Lunar Phase Curve in the Near Ultraviolet

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Jan 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002assl..278...29h&link_type=abstract

Solar System Remote Sensing, p. 29

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Ultraviolet Radiation, Lunar Surface, Scattering Functions, Space Weathering, Spectrophotometry, Phase Shift, Astronomical Models

Scientific paper

We present results from an ongoing program to perform UV measurements (215.0 and 237.0 nm) of the Moon at varying solar phase angles to understand the lunar phase curve at ultraviolet wavelengths. We use new observations from the Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS) aboard the Student Nitric Oxide Explorer (SNOE) combined with existing observations from the Galileo UVS. The lunar UV phase curve can be used to further understand the scattering properties of the lunar surface. The Moon's scattering properties at visible wavelengths are well understood; studying scattering properties at shorter wavelengths may provide insight into the roles of volume scattering vs. surface scattering and how weathering processes may affect scattering properties. The UV lunar phase curve can also be helpful for UV observers, as the Moon is often used as a UV calibration source, but the UV brightness variation with phase angle has not been well understood.

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