The spectral reflectance of the Moon is an important property for studies of lunar geology, quantitative physical modeling of the moon, and in-flight calibration of spacecraft sensors. Previous studies have claimed that telescopic absolute reflectance values for the Moon are greater than laboratory reflectance measurements by a factor of two. In order to confirm these results, we performed ground-based observations of the lunar surface using a visible/near-infrared spectroradiometer and compared the measured lunar surface radiance to solar radiance corrected for atmospheric scattering and absorption. These data were compared to previously obtained laboratory reflectance measurements from Apollo soil samples.


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    Title :

    A New Measurement of the Absolute Spectral Reflectance of the Moon


    Contributors:
    Lawrence, S. J. (author) / Lau, E. (author) / Steutel, D. (author) / Stopar, J. D. (author) / Wilcox, B. B. (author) / Lucey, P. G. (author)


    Publication date :

    2003-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English