Global maps of the lunar 3-µm absorption band
Authors/Creators
- 1. Image Analysis Group, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
- 2. Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Description
This data set contains maps of the moon in simple cylindrical projection which represent the integrated depth of the absorption band at 3 μm wavelength (OHIBD) at different local times of day (morning, noon and late afternoon). These maps were obtained by analyzing the data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M³) hyperspectral camera carried by the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. They are each provided as GEOTIFF files. For the construction of the maps, a roughness (RMS slope) of the regolith surface of 0°, 9° and 20° was assumed. The analysis method used to generate the maps is described in the following publication:
Wöhler, C., Grumpe, A., Berezhnoy, A. A., Shevchenko, V. V., 2017. Time-of-day–dependent global distribution of lunar surficial water/hydroxyl. Science Advances 3(9), e1701286, DOI 10.1126/sciadv.1701286