THE CLEMENTINE MISSION TO THE MOON - SCIENTIFIC OVERVIEW

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作者
NOZETTE, S
RUSTAN, P
PLEASANCE, LP
HORAN, DM
REGEON, P
SHOEMAKER, EM
SPUDIS, PD
ACTON, CH
BAKER, DN
BLAMONT, JE
BURATTI, BJ
CORSON, MP
DAVIES, ME
DUXBURY, TC
ELIASON, EM
JAKOSKY, BM
KORDAS, JF
LEWIS, IT
LICHTENBERG, CL
LUCEY, PG
MALARET, E
MASSIE, MA
RESNICK, JH
ROLLINS, CJ
PARK, HS
MCEWEN, AS
PRIEST, RE
PIETERS, CM
REISSE, RA
ROBINSON, MS
SIMPSON, RA
SMITH, DE
SORENSON, TC
BREUGGE, RWV
ZUBER, MT
机构
[1] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,LIVERMORE,CA 94550
[2] USN,RES LAB,WASHINGTON,DC 20375
[3] US GEOL SURVEY,FLAGSTAFF,AZ 86001
[4] LUNAR & PLANETARY INST,HOUSTON,TX 77058
[5] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,PASADENA,CA 91109
[6] UNIV COLORADO,LASP,BOULDER,CO 80309
[7] CTR NATL ETUD SPATIALES,PARIS,FRANCE
[8] RES SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS,ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314
[9] RAND CORP,SANTA MONICA,CA 90407
[10] UNIV HAWAII MANOA,HONOLULU,HI 96822
[11] APPL COHERENT TECHNOL,HERNDON,VA 22070
[12] PACIFIC ADV TECHNOL,SOLVANG,CA 94550
[13] BROWN UNIV,PROVIDENCE,RI 02912
[14] SCI INQUIRIES,CATONSVILLE,MD 21228
[15] STANFORD UNIV,STANFORD,CA 94305
[16] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,GREENBELT,MD 20771
[17] ALLIED SIGNAL AEROSP CO,ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314
[18] SCI APPLICAT INT CORP,WASHINGTON,DC 20024
[19] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
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D O I
10.1126/science.266.5192.1835
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In the course of 71 days in lunar orbit, from 19 February to 3 May 1994, the Clementine spacecraft acquired just under two million digital images of the moon at visible and infrared wavelengths. These data are enabling the global mapping of the rock types of the lunar crust and the first detailed investigation of the geology of the lunar polar regions and the lunar far side. In addition, laser-ranging measurements provided the first view of the global topographic figure of the moon. The topography of many ancient impact basins has been measured, and a global map of the thickness of the lunar crust has been derived from the topography and gravity.
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页码:1835 / 1839
页数:5
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