Preliminary Results of Lunar Topography by KAGUYA-LALT Mission

Hiroshi ARAKI; Seiichi TAZAWA; Hirotomo NODA; Emiko MIGITA; Izumi KAMIYA; Nobuyuki KAWANO; Sho SASAKI

doi:10.2322/tstj.7.Tk_23

k) Solar System Exploration and Scientific Research

Preliminary Results of Lunar Topography by KAGUYA-LALT Mission

Hiroshi ARAKI, Seiichi TAZAWA, Hirotomo NODA, Emiko MIGITA, Izumi KAMIYA, Nobuyuki KAWANO, Sho SASAKI

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Keywords: KAGUYA, LALT, Moon, Topography

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2009 Volume 7 Issue ists26 Pages Tk_23-Tk_25

DOI https://doi.org/10.2322/tstj.7.Tk_23

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Abstract

The Laser Altimeter (LALT) on board the main orbiter of KAGUYA (SELENE) started nominal observation on December 30, 2007 for mapping the lunar topography. As of March 31, 2008, LALT has obtained about 6.7 million topographic data and the return rate is 97%. Several qualifications of the data to produce reliable topography are now in progress. The present status and preliminary results are reported in this article.

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