Moon SELENE Kaguya MI Derived Submicroscopic Metallic Iron Mosaic 59m

Originators

Lemelin et al., University of Hawaii, JAXA - SELENE MI Instrument Team (M. Ohtake, PI)

Publisher

USGS Astrogeology Science Center

Publication Date

2016-09-01

Abstract

Product 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 acquired by the JAXA SELENE/Kaguya mission (Ohtake et al., 2013) from the Kaguya Archive MI MAP processing level version 2 (MI MAP_02) products. The mosaic presented here has been resampled to 512 ppd (59 meters per pixel [m]) from its original resolution of 2048 ppd (15 m). Retrieve the graphical 8bit-stretched full-res GeoTiff and legend from the Ancillary Products section at the right-side of this page. Retrieve the graphical 8bit-stretched full-res GeoTiff and legend from the Ancillary Products section at the right-side of this page. Mission and Instrument Information: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the SELenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) Kaguya spacecraft to the Moon in September 2007. The mission concluded June 10, 2009 when the spacecraft was intentionally crashed onto the lunar surface. Subsequent data collection and mapping efforts resulted in “the largest lunar exploration project since the Apollo program” (Haruyama et al., 2008). The high-performance optical TC, a 10-meter spatial resolution stereo-camera, was part of the Lunar Imager/Spectrometer (LISM) instrument suite (Kato et al., 2006), along with the Multi-band Imager (MI, 20 m; (Ohtake et al., 2008) and Spectral Profiler (SP; Matsunaga et al., 2008). The MI collects images of the lunar surface at 5 wavelengths in the ultraviolet-visible (UVVIS; 415, 750, 900, 950, 1001 nm) region of the electromagnetic spectrum and at 4 wavelengths in the near-infrared region (NIR; 1000, 1050, 1100, 1250 nm). These multispectral images have been used to derive 9 new near-global maps of the four common lunar minerals, FeO, optical maturity (OMAT), the abundance of SMFe, the grain size for plagioclase, and an estimation of the modeling error using Hapke’s radiative transfer equations (Lemelin et al., 2015, 2016, 2019). These products only cover the latitudinal range +/-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. For use, 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: Haruyama, J., Matsunaga, T., Ohtake, M., Morota, T., Honda, C., Yokota, Y., Torii, M., Ogawa, Y., & LISM Working Group (2008). Global lunar-surface mapping experiment using the Lunar Imager/Spectrometer on SELENE. Earth Planets Space, 60, 243-255. https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352788 Kato, M., Takizawa, Y., Sasaki, S., & SELENE Project Team (2006). SELENE, The Japanese lunar orbiting satellites mission: Present status and science goals. Paper presented at the 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2006/pdf/1233.pdf Lemelin, M., Lucey, P. G., Song, E., & Taylor, G. J. (2015). Lunar central peak mineralogy and iron content using the Kaguya Multiband Imager: Reassessment of the compositional structure of the lunar crust. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 120, 869–887. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JE004778 Lemelin, M., Lucey, P. G., Gaddis, L. R., Hare, T., & Ohtake, M. (2016). Global map products from the Kaguya Multiband Imager at 512 ppd: Minerals, FeO and OMAT. Paper presented at the 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX. http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/2994.pdf Lemelin, M., Lucey, P. G., Miljković, K., Gaddis, L. R., Hare, T., & 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, 65, 230-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2018.10.003 Matsunaga, T., Ohtake, M., Haruyama, J., Ogawa, Y., Nakamura, R., Yokota, Y., Morota, T., et al. (2008). Discoveries on the lithology of lunar crater central peaks by SELENE Spectral Profiler. Geophysical Research Letters, 35(23). https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL035868 Ohtake, M., Haruyama, J., Matsunaga, T., Yokota, Y., Morota, T., Honda, C., & LISM Team (2008). Performance and scientific objectives of the SELENE (KAGUYA) Multiband Imager. Earth Planets Space, 60, 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352789 Ohtake, M., Pieters, C. M., Isaacson, P., Besse, S., Yokota, Y., Matsunaga, T., Boardman, J., et al. (2013). One Moon, Many Measurements 3: Spectral reflectance. Icarus, 226(1), 364–374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2013.05.010 Taylor, L. A., Pieters, C., Patchen, A., Taylor, D-H. S., Morris, R. V., Keller, L. P., & McKay, D. S. (2010). Mineralogical and chemical characterization of lunar highland soils: Insights into the space weathering of soils on airless bodies. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115(2). https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JE003427

Purpose

The SELENE/Kaguya mission addressed the origin and evolution of the Moon by obtaining global element and mineral compositions, topological structure, gravity field and electromagnetic and particle environment of the Moon. The MI was a high-resolution multiband imaging camera with a spatial resolution in visible bands of 20 mpp and a spatial resolution in near-infrared bands of 62 mpp from the 100 km SELENE/Kaguya orbit altitude. These data support the derivation of many new products, including mineral and elemental abundance maps such as those presented here.

Contact and Distribution

Format

Grey Scale, Mineral Map, Raster Data, Remote-sensing Data

Access Constraints

None

Access Scope

PDS

Use Constraints

Please cite JAXA usage terms

Series Id

MI MAP

Edition

version 1, 512 ppd

Supplemental Information

http://jda.jaxa.jp/en/service.php, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186%2FBF03352789, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103513002108, https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/2994.pdf, https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/documentation/PDS_KaguyaData_Jan.31.11.pdf, https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/portal/kaguya_mission.html, https://pds-imaging.jpl.nasa.gov/documentation/LISM-SPICE_Format_en_V01.3.pdf

Native Data Set Environment

GDAL, ISIS v3

Astrogeology Theme

Image Processing, Mineral resources, Remote Sensing, Selenography

Mission Names

Kaguya

Instrument Names

MI

Online Package Link

https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/moon_selene_kaguya_mi_derived_submicroscopic_metallic_iron_mosaic_59m

External File Size

35 GB

Online File Link

https://planetarymaps.usgs.gov/mosaic/Lunar_MI_mineral_maps/Lunar_Kaguya_MIMap_MineralDeconv_AbundanceSMFe_50N50S.tif

Contact Address

2255 N. Gemini Drive

Contact City

Flagstaff

Contact State

AZ

Contact Postal Code

86001

Contact Email

astroweb@usgs.gov

Data Status and Quality

Time Period of Content (start)

2007-10-19

Time Period of Content (stop)

2008-10-31

Currentness Reference

Ground condition

Progress

In Work

Update Frequency

As needed

Logical Consistency

The MI reflectance data were provided by the SELENE team; information about the MAP processing level reflectance can be found in KAGUYA (SELENE) Product Format Description – Lunar Imager/Spectrometer (LISM (TC/MI/SP)) / SPICE Kernel, version 1.3 (2010). See Source Online Linkage below. The MI ultraviolet-visible (UVVIS) data (5 spectral bands, at 415, 750, 900, 950, 1001 nm) were used to derive 9 new near-global maps of common lunar minerals, FeO, TiO2, and optical maturity (OMAT) using Hapke’s radiative transfer equations (Lemelin et al., 2016).

Completeness Report

The MAP level reflectance data product has been derived from 50N to 50S latitude of the Moon. There are data gaps within the mosaic set to NoData.

Process Description

KAGUYA (SELENE) Product Format Description – Lunar Imager/Spectrometer (LISM (TC/MI/SP)) / SPICE Kernel, version 1.3 (2010). See Source Online Linkage below. Original product at 2048ppd (15 m/p) data was sub-sampled to 512ppd (59 m/p).

Lineage

Process Date

2015-08-01

Source Title

KAGUYA (SELENE) Product Format Description – Lunar Imager/Spectrometer (LISM (TC/MI/SP)), SPICE Kernel, version 1.3 (2010)

Source Online Linkage

{http://darts.isas.jaxa.jp/planet/pdap/selene/index.html.en,http://www.kaguya.jaxa.jp/index_e.htm}

PDS Status

PDS 3 Like

Attribute Accuracy Report

Best Effort

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report

Best Effort

Geospatial Information

Target

Moon

System

Earth

Minimum Latitude

-50

Maximum Latitude

50

Minimum Longitude

-180

Maximum Longitude

180

Direct Spatial Reference Method

Raster

Object Type

Grid Cell

Raster Row Count (lines)

184320

Raster Column Count (samples)

51200

Bit Type (8, 16, 32)

32

Quad Name

LQ-2, LQ-7, LQ-24, LQ-29

Radius A

1737400

Radius C

1737400

Control Net

Kaguya

Bands

1

Pixel Resolution (meters/pixel)

59.2252938

Scale (pixels/degree)

512

Map Projection Name

Simple Cylindrical

Latitude Type

Planetocentric

Longitude Direction

Positive East

Longitude Domain

-180 to 180