Lunar heat flow from the observation of Chinese Chang’E 2 and LRO diviner radiometers

• Published in: AIP advances Vol. 14; no. 9
• Main Authors: Zhang, Dan, Li, Cui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Boundary conditions; Brightness temperature; Heat; Heat flux; Heat transfer; Heat transmission; Highlands; Infrared radiometers; Landing sites; Lunar landing; Lunar maria; Lunar spacecraft; Lunar surface; Microwave radiometers; Moon; Multilayers; Oceans; Radiometers; Regolith; Temperature profiles; Thermal conductivity

Lunar heat flow within 75°N to 65°S and 60°W to 100°E regions is retrieved from microwave brightness temperature observed by Chang’E-2 (CE-2) Lunar Microwave Radiometers and infrared brightness temperature observed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Diviner Radiometers. The product of the regolit...