Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP) Maps of the Permanently Shaded Regions (PSR) at the Lunar Poles

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Abstract

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is currently in orbit around the moon. The Lyman Alpha Mapping project (LAMP) instrument on-board LRO is a UV spectrograph covering the spectral range of 57-196 nm. LAMP produces exquisite 240m/pixel far-UV maps. The instrument sensitivity is optimized for faint measurements. We present Lyman-alpha and far-UV albedo maps of the north and south poles with comparisons to topographic and other LRO datasets.

Authors

  • Paul Rojas

    • St. Marys University, San Antonio, Texas

  • Kurt Retherford

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Randall Gladstone

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Alan Stern

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • Anthony Egan

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • Paul Miles

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Joel Parker

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • David Kaufmann

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • David Horvath

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Thomas Greathouse

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Maarten Versteeg

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Andrew Steffl

    • Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

  • Joey Mukherjee

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Michael Davis

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • David Slater

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Amanda Bayless

    • Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas

  • Paul Feldmann

    • John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Dana Hurley

    • John Hopkins University Applied Physics,Laurel, Maryland

  • Wayne Pryor

    • Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Arizona

  • Amanda Hendrix

    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California