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Robinson, M.

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NASA NTRS1998

Multispectral Mapping of the Moon by Clementine

One of the chief scientific objectives of the Clementine mission at the Moon was to acquire global multispectral mapping. A global digital map of the Moon in 11 spectral bandpasses and at a scale of 100 m/pixel is being produced at the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff Arizona Near-global coverage was acquired with the UVVIS camera (central wavelengths of 415, 750, 900, 950, and 1000 nm) and the NIR camera (1102, 1248, 1499, 1996, 2620, and 2792 nary). We expect to complete processing of the UVVIS mosaics before the fall of 1998, and to complete the NIR mosaics a year later. The purpose of this poster is to provide an update on the processing and to show examples of the products or perhaps even a wall-sized display of color products from the UVVIS mosaics.

Eliason, Eric M.↗
NASA NTRS1996

The Clementine Bistatic Radar Experiment

During the Clementine 1 mission, a bistatic radar experiment measured the magnitude and polarization of the radar echo versus bistatic angle, beta, for selected lunar areas. Observations of the lunar south pole yield a same-sense polarization enhancement around beta = 0. Analysis shows that the observed enhancement is localized to the permanently shadowed regions of the lunar south pole. Radar observations of periodically solar-illuminated lunar surfaces, including the north pole, yielded no such enhancement. A probable explanation for these differences is the presence of low-loss volume scatterers, such as water ice, in the permanently shadowed region at the south pole.

Nozette, S.↗
NASA NTRS1995

COMET Progresses Toward First Mission

The COMmercial Experiment Transporter (COMET) is a set of hardware and related infrastructure used to support orbital experiments of the CDD's and their industrial partners. During this year major support contracts were signed, preliminary design reviews conducted, experiments selected for the first mission, and long lead items place on order. The Program Office and CCDS Monitors took an active role in guiding COMET through the activation maze. Launch and recovery sites were selected and licenses for the launch vehicle, recovery system, and recovery operations were filed by the contractors with the Department of Transportation. As the period closed, COMET was preparing for Critical Design Reviews on all major systems and a target launch data was selected. This report deals primarily with the programmatic issues which were resolved as the program matured. At times is is impossible to disassociate the technical from the programmatic and, in such cases the technical material is presented to provide insight into the paths selected by both CCDS and Contractor Management.

Pawlick, J.↗