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

Abstract

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