“克莱门汀号”月球探测任务：科学综述。

The clementine mission to the moon: scientific overview.

作者信息

Nozette S, Rustan P, Pleasance L P, Kordas J F, Lewis I T, Park H S, Priest R E, Horan D M, Regeon P, Lichtenberg C L, Shoemaker E M, Eliason E M, McEwen A S, Robinson M S, Spudis P D, Acton C H, Buratti B J, Duxbury T C, Baker D N, Jakosky B M, Blamont J E, Corson M P, Resnick J H, Rollins C J, Davies M E, Lucey P G, Malaret E, Massie M A, Pieters C M, Reisse R A, Simpson R A, Smith D E, Sorenson T C, Breugge R W, Zuber M T

出版信息

Science. 1994 Dec 16;266(5192):1835-9. doi: 10.1126/science.266.5192.1835.

DOI:10.1126/science.266.5192.1835

PMID:17737076

Abstract

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.

摘要

在1994年2月19日至5月3日的71天月球轨道运行期间，“克莱门汀号”航天器在可见光和红外波长下获取了近两百万张月球数字图像。这些数据使得能够对月球地壳的岩石类型进行全球测绘，并首次对月球极地地区和月球背面的地质情况进行详细调查。此外，激光测距测量提供了月球全球地形的首张视图。许多古老撞击盆地的地形已被测量，并且已经根据地形和重力得出了月球地壳厚度的全球地图。