Far-UV Observations of Lunar Rayed Craters
Abstract
Lunar crater rays have been studied extensively at Ultraviolet-Visible (UVVIS) to Infrared (IR) wavelengths, but to date a comprehensive analysis in the far-UV has not been performed. We present an examination of crater rays using data from the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP), a far-UV imaging spectrograph onboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). LAMP is sensitive to space weathering effects and composition of the lunar regolith. Our findings, therefore, have implications for submicroscopic iron (SMFe) abundance of young crater ejecta, and can provide insight into the physical properties of the regolith at young craters such as Tycho.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13..999B