Microwave Thermal Features of Korolev Basin Revealed by CE-2 MRM Data

Studying Korolev basin may provide meaningful information about the Megabasin on the lunar surface. In this study, the brightness temperature (TB) maps derived with Chang'e-2 microwave radiometer data are used to study the thermophysical features of the surface materials within and outside Koro...

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Published inIGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium pp. 1336 - 1339
Main Authors Meng, Zhiguo, Zhang, Yubo, Lai, Yilin, Yang, Changbao, Ping, Jinsong, Zhang, Yuanzhi, Cai, Zhanchuan
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 17.07.2022
Subjects
Brightness temperature
Geoscience and remote sensing
Gravity
hot anomaly
Korolev basin
microwave radiometer
Microwave radiometry
Moon
Rocks
surface division
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Summary:Studying Korolev basin may provide meaningful information about the Megabasin on the lunar surface. In this study, the brightness temperature (TB) maps derived with Chang'e-2 microwave radiometer data are used to study the thermophysical features of the surface materials within and outside Korolev basin. Here, for the first time, a high TB anomaly in the highland crater is revealed with the TB data. Moreover, four surface units are indicated by the TB performances at day and night, which likely reflects the thermophysical features of the ejecta mainly from Orientale, Hertzsprung, and Apollo events. This study is essential to improve understanding the surface and thermal evolution of the highland craters.
ISSN:2153-7003
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9884155