Brightness temperatures of the lunar surface: Calibration and global analysis of the Clementine long-wave infrared camera data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E2, 2000, Pages 4273-4290

  Lawson, Stefanie L ^a   Jakosky, Bruce M ^a   Park, Hye Sook ^b   Mellon, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; LUNAR CRUST; MOON;

EID: 0033768760     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001047     Document Type: Article

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