Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufm.u41c0824r&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #U41C-0824
Mathematics
Logic
5464 Remote Sensing, 6250 Moon (1221)
Scientific paper
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) is designed to address two of the prime LRO measurement requirements. 1) Assess meter and smaller-scale features to facilitate safety analysis for potential lunar landing sites near polar resources, and elsewhere on the Moon. 2) Acquire multi-temporal synoptic imaging of the poles every orbit to characterize the polar illumination environment (100 m scale), identifying regions of permanent shadow and permanent or near-permanent illumination over a full lunar year. The LROC consists of two narrow-angle camera components (NACs) to provide 0.5-m scale panchromatic images over a 5-km swath, a wide-angle camera component (WAC) to provide images at a scale of 100 and 400 m in seven color bands over a 100-km swath, and a common Sequence and Compressor System (SCS). In addition to acquiring the two LRO prime measurement sets, LROC will return six other high-value datasets that support LRO goals, the Robotic Lunar Exploration Program (RLEP), and basic lunar science. These additional datasets include: 3) meter-scale mapping of regions of permanent or near-permanent illumination of polar massifs; 4) multiple co-registered observations of portions of potential landing sites and elsewhere for derivation of high-resolution topography through stereogrammetric and photometric stereo analyses; 5) a global multispectral map in 7 wavelengths (300-680 nm) to characterize lunar resources, in particular ilmenite; 6) a global 100-m/pixel basemap with incidence angles (60-80°) favorable for morphologic interpretations; 7) sub-meter imaging of a variety of geologic units to characterize physical properties, variability of the regolith, and key science questions; and 8) meter-scale coverage overlapping with Apollo era Panoramic images (1-2 m/pixel) to document the number of small impacts since 1971-1972, to ascertain hazards for future surface operations and interplanetary travel.
Bowman-Cisneros E.
Brylow S. M.
Eliason E.
Hiesinger Harald
Jolliff Brad L.
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