Spectral Characterization of a Suite of Well-Characterized
Bulk Lunar Soils from the Ultraviolet to the Far Infrared
at the Planetary Emissivity Laboratory, DLR Berlin
Here we present a comprehensive set of laboratory
measurements from the ultraviolet (UV) to the far
infrared (FIR; 0.2 – 75 µm) on a suite of wellcharacterized lunar analogues. The objectives of the
study included (a) characterize the reflectance of a
suite of well-characterized samples across the UV to
FIR under a controlled geometry and (b) comparing
orbital UV, visible to near infrared (VNIR), thermal
infrared (TIR), and FIR measurements of the Apollo
landing sites with our laboratory reflectance and
emissivity measurements to gain a better
understanding of the difference between returned
samples and undisturbed soils in their native setting