Lunar Polar Sunlit Peaks in the UV with LAMP's New Observing Mode
Abstract
The new observing mode on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's (LRO) Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) spectrograph has allowed for an overall increase in signal to noise by a factor of 35 for dayside observations, and 1.1 for nightside. Capitalizing on this we are exploring the north and south polar regions by comparing the high-latitude polar terrain to highly weathered regions with sunlit peaks in near-permanent illumination. Additional comparisons will be made with permanently shadowed regions (PSR) and diurnal hydration variability from previous PSR and hydration studies.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13.1643W