The Absolute Reflectance and New Calibration Site of the Moon

• Published in: The Astronomical journal Vol. 155; no. 5; pp. 213 - 230
• Main Authors: Wu, Yunzhao, Wang, Zhenchao, Cai, Wei, Lu, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison The American Astronomical Society 01.05.2018; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Angles (geometry); Astronomy; ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; Calibration; Cameras; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DETECTION; EMISSION; Emission measurements; In situ measurement; Indian spacecraft; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; instrumentation: spectrographs; INTERFERENCE; Landing; Lunar probes; Lunar spacecraft; Lunar surface; Mineralogy; MOON; Near infrared radiation; Optical measurement; ORBITS; PANELS; PLANETS; planets and satellites: composition; planets and satellites: detection; Questions; Radiance; Reflectance; SPACE VEHICLES; Spacecraft; Spacecraft instruments; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACES; techniques: imaging spectroscopy

How bright the Moon is forms a simple but fundamental and important question. Although numerous efforts have been made to answer this question such as use of sophisticated electro-optical measurements and suggestions for calibration sites, the answer is still debated. An in situ measurement with a c...