Optical scattering processes observed at the Moon: Predictions for the LADEE Ultraviolet Spectrometer

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 830-837

  Stubbs, Timothy J ^a,b,c   Glenar, David A ^b,c,d   Colaprete, Anthony ^c   Richard, Denis T ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Horizon glow; LADEE; Lunar dust; Lunar exosphere; Moon; Optical scattering

Indexed keywords

BLUE WAVELENGTH; DUST ENVIRONMENT; EMISSION LINES; HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; HORIZON GLOW; LUNAR DUST; MODULARIZED; OPTICAL SCATTERING; SCATTERED LIGHT; SPACE ENVIRONMENT; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; STAR TRACKER; SUBMICRON; TANGENT HEIGHT; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS; ZODIACAL LIGHT;

ANALYTIC EQUIPMENT; DUST; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FORECASTING; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT SOURCES; SCATTERING; SODIUM; SPECTROMETRY; STAR TRACKERS; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

MOON;

EID: 77949288558     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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