Lunar single-scattering, porosity, and surface-roughness
characteristics with SMART-1/AMIE
J. Näränen1, H. Parviainen2, K. Muinonen*,1,3, J. - L. Josset4, S. Beauvivre5, P. Pinet6, S. Chevrel6, D. Koschny7, B. Grieger8 and B. Foing7
- 1 Finnish Geodetic Institute, P.O. box 15, FI-02431 Masala, Finland.
- 2 Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Calle Vía Láctea, E-38205 La Laguna (Tenerife), Spain.
- 3 Department of Physics, P.O. box 64, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
- 4 Space Explora on Institute, Case postale 774, CH-2002 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
- 5 Micro-cameras & Space Exploration, Puits-Godet 10a, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
- 6 Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées/CNRS/Université Toulouse III, 14, Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France.
- 7 ESA, ESTEC/SCI-S, postbus 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
- 8 ESA, ESAC/SCI-OS, Apdo. de correos 78, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain.
We analyze the single-scattering albedo and phase function, local surface roughness and regolith porosity, and the coherent backscattering, single scattering, and shadowing contributions to the opposition effect for specific lunar mare regions imaged by the AMIE camera onboard the ESA SMART-1 spacecraft.
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