Sensitivity of orbital neutron measurements to the thickness and abundance of surficial lunar water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Lawrence, D J ^a   Hurley, D M ^a   Feldman, W C ^b   Elphic, R C ^c   Maurice, S ^d   Miller, R S ^e   Prettyman, T H ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DETECTION METHOD; HYDROGEN; LUNAR SOIL; MOON; NEAR INFRARED; NEUTRON SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 78651294473     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003678     Document Type: Article

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