Estimation of solar illumination on the Moon: A theoretical model

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 947-950

  Li, Xiongyao ^a   Wang, Shijie ^a   Zheng, Yongchun ^c   Cheng, Anyun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Illumination; Model; Moon

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOON; TOPOGRAPHY;

ILLUMINATION MAPS; SELENOGRAPHIC LONGITUDE; SOLAR ILLUMINATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 42749088476     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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