Prognosis of lunar surface composition from laboratory studies of lunar samples and Clementine data

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
1Shkuratov, Yu.G, 2Omel'chenko, VV, 2Stankevich, DG, 2Kaydash, VG, 3Pieters, P, 4Pinet, P
1Institute of Astronomy of V. N. Karazin National University of Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
2Institute of Astronomy of V.N. Karazin National University of Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine
3Brown University, Providence, USA
4University P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France
Kosm. nauka tehnol. 2003, 9 ;(1):054-070
https://doi.org/10.15407/knit2003.01.054
Publication Language: Russian
Abstract: 
A new approach to remote sensing determination of the lunar surface composition is presented. The technique is based on the Clementine UVVIS data as well as on the results of spectral and chemical/mineral studies of lunar samples by the Lunar Soil Characterization Consortium. The distributions of the main rock-forming oxides (Si02, FeO, Ti02, Al203), minerals (pyroxene, olivine, plagioclase, ilmenite), maturity degree (7s/FeO), and characteristic particle size are mapped with a resolution of 1 km. Our analysis shows that young crater regoliths are characterized by a high pyroxene content, large size of particles, and a low degree of maturity.
Keywords: lunar samples, lunar surface composition, spacecraft «Clementine»
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