Observations of the lunar geometric albedo during the ATLAS-3 mission

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 2297-2300

  Janz, S J ^a,b   Hilsenrath, E ^b   Cebula, R P ^c   Kelly, T J ^b,c  

^a Intl Devmt and Ener Assoc Inc   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOON; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACE SHUTTLES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LUNAR GEOMETRIC ALBEDO; SHUTTLE SOLAR BACKSCATTER ULTRAVIOLET INSTRUMENT; SOLAR CONSTANT; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE MONITOR;

LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ATLAS-3 MISSION; BACKSCATTER; GEOMETRIC ALBEDO; SSBUV; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MOON;

EID: 0030207048     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01122     Document Type: Article

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