The Clementine mission to the Moon: Scientific overview

Stewart Nozette; P. Rustan; L. P. Pleasance; D. M. Horan; P. Regeon; E. M. Shoemaker; P. D. Spudis; C. H. Acton; D. N. Baker; J. E. Blamont; B. J. Buratti; M. P. Corson; M. E. Davies; T. C. Duxbury; E. M. Eliason; B. M. Jakosky; J. F. Kordas; I. T. Lewis; C. L. Lichtenberg; P. G. Lucey; E. Malaret; M. A. Massie; J. H. Resnick; C. J. Rollins; H. S. Park; A. S. McEwen; R. E. Priest; C. M. Pieters; R. A. Reisse; M. S. Robinson; R. A. Simpson; D. E. Smith; T. C. Sorenson; R. W. Vorder Breugge; M. T. Zuber

doi:10.1126/science.266.5192.1835

The Clementine mission to the Moon: Scientific overview

Stewart Nozette, P. Rustan, L. P. Pleasance, D. M. Horan, P. Regeon, E. M. Shoemaker, P. D. Spudis, C. H. Acton, D. N. Baker, J. E. Blamont, B. J. Buratti, M. P. Corson, M. E. Davies, T. C. Duxbury, E. M. Eliason, B. M. Jakosky, J. F. Kordas, I. T. Lewis, C. L. Lichtenberg, P. G. LuceyE. Malaret, M. A. Massie, J. H. Resnick, C. J. Rollins, H. S. Park, A. S. McEwen, R. E. Priest, C. M. Pieters, R. A. Reisse, M. S. Robinson, R. A. Simpson, D. E. Smith, T. C. Sorenson, R. W. Vorder Breugge, M. T. Zuber

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In the course of 71 days in lunar orbit, from 19 February to 3 May 1994, the Clementine spacecraft acquired just under two million digital images of the moon at visible and infrared wavelengths. These data are enabling the global mapping of the rock types of the lunar crust and the first detailed investigation of the geology of the lunar polar regions and the lunar far side. In addition, laser-ranging measurements provided the first view of the global topographic figure of the moon. The topography of many ancient impact basins has been measured, and a global map of the thickness of the lunar crust has been derived from the topography and gravity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1835-1839
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	266
Issue number	5192
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.266.5192.1835
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Nozette, S., Rustan, P., Pleasance, L. P., Horan, D. M., Regeon, P., Shoemaker, E. M., Spudis, P. D., Acton, C. H., Baker, D. N., Blamont, J. E., Buratti, B. J., Corson, M. P., Davies, M. E., Duxbury, T. C., Eliason, E. M., Jakosky, B. M., Kordas, J. F., Lewis, I. T., Lichtenberg, C. L., ... Zuber, M. T. (1994). The Clementine mission to the Moon: Scientific overview. Science, 266(5192), 1835-1839. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.266.5192.1835

Nozette, S, Rustan, P, Pleasance, LP, Horan, DM, Regeon, P, Shoemaker, EM, Spudis, PD, Acton, CH, Baker, DN, Blamont, JE, Buratti, BJ, Corson, MP, Davies, ME, Duxbury, TC, Eliason, EM, Jakosky, BM, Kordas, JF, Lewis, IT, Lichtenberg, CL, Lucey, PG, Malaret, E, Massie, MA, Resnick, JH, Rollins, CJ, Park, HS, McEwen, AS, Priest, RE, Pieters, CM, Reisse, RA, Robinson, MS, Simpson, RA, Smith, DE, Sorenson, TC, Vorder Breugge, RW & Zuber, MT 1994, 'The Clementine mission to the Moon: Scientific overview', Science, vol. 266, no. 5192, pp. 1835-1839. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.266.5192.1835

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