Reflectance calibration and shadow effect of VNIS spectra acquired by the Yutu rover

• Published in: Research in astronomy and astrophysics Vol. 15; no. 9; pp. 1587 - 1596
• Main Authors: Hu, Sen, Lin, Yang-Ting, Liu, Bin, Yang, Wei, He, Zhi-Ping, Xing, Wei-Fan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences and IOP Publishing 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Chang'e-3; FeO含量; Moon; reflectance; shadow; VNIS; Yutu; 兔; 反射率; 月球车; 红外成像光谱仪; 近红外图像; 阴影效果; 阴影校正

Yutu is the first lunar rover after the Apollo program and Luna missions. One of the payloads on the Yutu rover, the Visible and Near-infrared Imaging Spectrometer （VNIS）, has acquired four VIS/NIR images and SWIR spectra near its landing site in Mare Imbrium. The radiance images were reduced throug...