학술논문

Temperatures of the Lacus Mortis Region of the Moon
Document Type
article
Source
Earth and Space Science, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Subject
Moon
thermophysics
temperatures
Lacus Mortis
Astronomy
QB1-991
Geology
QE1-996.5
Language
English
ISSN
2333-5084
Abstract
Abstract Over 11 years of data acquired by the Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment instrument aboard Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have been compiled into a comprehensive data set of surface temperatures in the Lacus Mortis region which includes the landing ellipse of the Astrobotic Mission One lander mission. These data provide diurnal brightness temperatures at 128 pixels per degree (ppd) spatial resolution and 0.1 hr of local time resolution. From this data set, we highlight several features that display variations in radiative and thermophysical properties in the Lacus Mortis region and characterize the temperatures of the Astrobotic Mission One landing ellipse. We identify distinctly contrasting properties of materials in the walls of Bürg crater, hummocks of materials on the southeast margin of the mare basalts, and materials exposed or excavated by impacts. Additionally, we describe an exceptionally rocky fault scarp that predates the formation of Bürg crater suggesting the observed boulders are replenished on a timescale