Lunar Kaguya Multiband Imager Mosaics
This page introduces the Kaguya Multiband Imager derived spectral and derived mineral maps by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the University of Hawaii. The mosaics were created from topographically-corrected MI reflectance data acquired by the JAXA SELENE/Kaguya mission (see Ohtake et al., 2013) from the Kaguya Archive MI MAP processing level version 2 (MI MAP_02) products.
The Multiband Imager has 9 spectral bands, at 415, 750, 900, 950, 1001 nm (UVVIS camera) and 1000, 1050, 1250, 1550 nm (NIR camera). The reflectance has been corrected for the shading effects of topography by the SELENE team, as explained in Ohtake et al. (2013), and corresponds to the MAP processing level version 2 (MI_MAP_02) described in Kaguya (SELENE) Product Format Description – Lunar Imager/Spectrometer (LISM (TC/MI/SP)) / SPICE Kernel, version 1.3 (2010). These mosaics are available at 512ppd (pixel/degree) or 59mp (meters/pixel), covering the latitude range of +/-65 degrees from this URL: https://planetarymaps.usgs.gov/mosaic/Lunar_MI_multispectral_maps/
These MI multispectral images have also been used to derive 9 new maps of the four common lunar minerals using Hapke’s radiative transfer equations, FeO, OMAT, submicroscopic iron, the plagioclase grains size, and the weighted criteria calculated to identify the best spectral match between each Multiband Imager spectrum and a spectral library (Lemelin et al., 2018). These products (listed below) are available at 512ppd (pixel/degree) or 59mp (meters/pixel), covering the latitude range of +/-50 degrees due to the difficulty of applying adequate corrections for topographic shading at higher latitudes. Preparation details and information on limitations of these products will be presented in a future publication (in review).
All mosaic presented here have been resampled to 512 ppd (59 meters/pixel) or 128ppd (237 meters/pixel) from its original resolution of 2048 ppd (15 meters/pixel).
Mosaics are available in GeoTiff and the MI mineral maps also have PDS3 and ISIS3 headers. PDS4 labels for all images are in the works.
For usage rights, please refer to the JAXA Conditions for material usage page ( http://jda.jaxa.jp/en/service.php ) and please credit JAXA and the SELENE/Kaguya data. ©JAXA/SELENE
References:
(recommended citation) Lemelin, M., Lucey. P.G., Miljkovic, K., Gaddis, L.R., Hare, T., and Ohtake, M. (2019) The compositions of the lunar crust and upper mantle: Spectral analysis of the inner rings of lunar impact basins, Planetary and Space Science, 165, 230-243. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032063318302319
Lemelin, M., Lucey, P.G., L.R. Gaddis, T. Hare, and M. Ohtake, 2016, Global map products from the Kaguya Multiband Imager at 512 ppd: Minerals, FeO and OMAT, 47th LPSC, abs. #2994. http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/2994.pdf
Lemelin, M., P. G. Lucey, E. Song, and G. J. Taylor (2015), Lunar central peak mineralogy and iron content using the Kaguya Multiband Imager: Reassessment of the compositional structure of the lunar crust, J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, 869–887. doi:10.1002/2014JE004778. data: https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Moon/Kaguya/MI/SELENE_Multiband_Imager_CentralPeak_Mosaics_052815
Ohtake, M., C.M. Pieters, P. Isaacson, S. Besse, Y. Yokota, T. Matsunaga, J. Boardman, S. Yamamoto, J. Haruyama, M. Staid, U. Mall, R.O. Green (2013), One Moon, Many Measurements 3: Spectral reflectance, Icarus, Volume 226, Issue 1, 364–374.
Ohtake, M., J. Haruyama, T. Matsunaga, Y. Yokota, T. Morota, C. Honda and the LISM team (2008), Performance and scientific objectives of the SELENE (KAGUYA) Multiband Imager, Earth Planets Space, 60, 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2013.05.010
Taylor, L. A., C. Pieters, A. Patchen, D. S. Taylor, R. V. Morris, L. P. Keller, and D. S. McKay (2010), Mineralogical and chemical characterization of lunar highland soils: Insights into the space weathering of soils on airless bodies, J. Geophys. Res., 115, E02002, doi:10.1029/2009JE003427.
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Kaguya MI 512ppd (59m/p) Spectral Bands
Kaguya MI 512ppd (59m/p) Mineral Maps
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the abundance of the mineral clinopyroxene on the surface of the Moon, expressed as weight percent (wt%). The mosaic was created from topographically-corrected MI reflectance data acquired by the
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager MI Derived Clinopyroxene Weight Percent 50N50S 512ppd 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the abundance of the mineral clinopyroxene on the surface of the Moon, expressed as weight percent (wt%). The mosaic was created from topographically-corrected MI reflectance data acquired by the
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager MI Derived FeO Weight Percent 50N50S 512ppd 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the abundance of iron (Fe) on the surface of the Moon, expressed as weight percent of iron oxide (FeO wt%). The mosaic was created from topographically-corrected MI reflectance data
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager MI Derived Olivine Weight Percent 50N50S 512ppd 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the abundance of the mineral olivine on the surface of the Moon, expressed as weight percent (wt%). The mosaic was created from the topographically corrected MI reflectance data acquired
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager MI Derived Optical Maturity OMAT 50N50S 512ppd 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the optical maturity (OMAT) of the surface of the Moon. OMAT is a unitless quantity that acts as a relative measure of the degree to which lunar soil has
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager MI Derived Orthopyroxene Weight Percent 50N50S 512ppd 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the abundance of the mineral orthopyroxene on the surface of the Moon, expressed as weight percent (wt%). The mosaic was created from topographically-corrected MI reflectance data acquired by the
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager MI Derived Plagioclase Grain Size 50N50S 512ppd 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the grain size of the mineral plagioclase on the surface of the Moon, expressed in units of micrometers (microns). The mosaic was created from topographically-corrected MI reflectance data acquired
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager MI Derived Plagioclase Weight Percent 50N50S 512ppd 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the abundance of the mineral plagioclase on the surface of the Moon, expressed as weight percent (wt%). The mosaic was created from topographically-corrected MI reflectance data acquired by the
Kaguya Lunar Multiband Imager MI Derived Weighted Criteria Value 50N50S 512ppd 59mpp
Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01This mosaic represents the weighted criteria values associated with a collection of near-global lunar mineral maps produced by Lemelin et al using data from the Kaguya Multiband Imager (MI). The weighted criteria
Lunar Kaguya Multiband Imager Mosaics
Collection 2015-01-01This page introduces the Kaguya Multiband Imager derived spectral and derived mineral maps by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the University of Hawaii. The mosaics were created from topographically-corrected MI
Moon SELENE Kaguya MI Central Peak Mosaics 512m
Color | Grey Scale | Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2015-05-11Product Information: The Multiband Imager (MI) mosaics contain 34 mosaics in 32bit GeoTiff format of the topographically corrected reflectance data acquired by the MI in 9 spectral bands, 415, 750, 900, 950,
Moon SELENE Kaguya MI Derived Submicroscopic Metallic Iron Mosaic 59m
Grey Scale | Mineral Map | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2016-09-01Product Information: This mosaic represents SELenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) Kaguya Multiband Imager (MI) derived submicroscopic metallic iron (SMFe; Taylor et al., 2010). The mosaic was created from topographically-corrected MI reflectance data
Moon SELENE Kaguya MI Global Reflectance Mosaic 237m
Global Mosaic | Raster Data | Remote-sensing Data 2015-08-01Product Information: This Multiband Imager (MI) 750nm mosaic is topographically corrected reflectance data acquired by the the SELenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) Kaguya mission. The MI has 9 spectral bands, at 415,
