Study of the continuum removal method for the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) and its application to Mare Humorum and Mare Nubium

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun-Yu Zhang ◽  
Zi-Yuan Ouyang ◽  
Xiao-Meng Zhang ◽  
Yuan Chen ◽  
Xiao Tang ◽  
...  
1980 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 263-266
Author(s):  
P. D. Feldman

The ultraviolet spectrum of Comet West (1976 VI) in the range 1200-3200 Å was recorded by rocket-borne instruments on March 5.5, 1976. At the time of launch, r = 0.385, Δ = 0.84 and the phase angle was 78°. Longward of 2100 Å the continuum of solar radiation scattered by cometary dust is detected and is found to closely follow the solar spectrum. Since the dust coma is completely included in the spectrometer slit, the ultraviolet albedo can be determined relative to the visible and this ratio is found to be ≈0.3 at 2700 Å. There is evidence for a further decrease in albedo near 2200 Å. Using a visible albedo of 0.2 gives a value of 0.06 for the cometary albedo at 2700 Å, a value similar to that found for the moon and lunar dust in this spectral region.


Author(s):  
Rachel L. Klima ◽  
Carle M. Pieters ◽  
Joseph W. Boardman ◽  
Robert O. Green ◽  
James W. Head ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 1544
Author(s):  
Zhou ◽  
Zhang ◽  
Chen ◽  
Zhu

Olivine formation is directly related to Mg/Fe content. It is also significant in estimating the geological evolution of the moon. In this study, an estimation model of relative Mg number (Fo#) for lunar olivine was presented through multiple linear regression statistics. Sinus Iridum, the Copernicus Crater, and the pyroclastic deposit in the volcanic vents in the southeast of Orientale Basin were selected as the study areas. Olivine distribution was surveyed, and the relative Fo# calculation of olivine was implemented based on Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) data. Results demonstrated that olivine in the crater wall of Sinus Iridum and the Copernicus Crater had relatively high Fo#, which reflected the primitive melt. However, the difference in olivine spectral features between Sinus Iridum and the Copernicus Crater indicated different crystallization modes. The olivine in the pyroclastic deposit in the volcanic vents in the southwest of Orientale Basin also presented high Fo#, which indicated that the olivine was formed via rapid cooling crystallization and was accompanied by volcanic glass substances. As a result, the olivine relative Fo# calculated from the estimation model exhibited an important constraint implication for explanation of its causes.


2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose I. Rodriguez ◽  
Howard Tseng ◽  
Burt Zhang ◽  
Arthur Na-Nakornpanom ◽  
Robert S. Leland

Author(s):  
L. C. Cheek ◽  
C. M. Pieters ◽  
J. W. Boardman ◽  
R. N. Clark ◽  
J. P. Combe ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-200
Author(s):  
Jose I. Rodriguez ◽  
Howard Tseng ◽  
Padma Varanasi ◽  
Burt Zhang

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