The Moon mineralogy mapper (M3) on Chandrayaan-1
Current Science
By: C.M. Pieters, J. Boardman, B. Buratti, A. Chatterjee, R. Clark, T. Glavich, R. Green, J. Head, P. Isaacson, E. Malaret, T. McCord, J. Mustard, N. Petro, C. Runyon, M. Staid, J. Sunshine, L. Taylor, S. Tompkins, P. Varanasi, and M. White
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Abstract
The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) is a NASA-supported guest instrument on ISRO's remote sensing mission to Moon, Chandrayaan-1. The M3 is an imaging spectrometer that operates from the visible into the near-infrared (0.42-3.0 ??m) where highly diagnostic mineral absorption bands occur. Over the course of the mission M3 will provide low resolution spectroscopic data for the entire lunar surface at 140 m/pixel (86 spectral channels) to be used as a base-map and high spectral resolution science data (80 m/pixel; 260 spectral channels) for 25-50% of the surface. The detailed mineral assessment of different lunar terrains provided by M3 is principal information needed for understanding the geologic evolution of the lunar crust and lays the foundation for focused future in-depth exploration of the Moon.
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Pieters, C., Boardman, J., Buratti, B., Chatterjee, A., Clark, R., Glavich, T., Green, R., Head, J., Isaacson, P., Malaret, E., McCord, T., Mustard, J., Petro, N., Runyon, C., Staid, M., Sunshine, J., Taylor, L., Tompkins, S., Varanasi, P., White, M., 2009, The Moon mineralogy mapper (M3) on Chandrayaan-1: Current Science, v. 96, no. 4, p. 500-505.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The Moon mineralogy mapper (M3) on Chandrayaan-1 |
| Series title | Current Science |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Current Science |
| First page | 500 |
| Last page | 505 |