Moon Mineralogy Mapper

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Moon Mineralogy Mapper is a NASA-designed imaging spectrometer that mapped the Moon’s surface composition in detail, notably helping confirm the presence of water and hydroxyl on the lunar surface.

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Moon Mineralogy Mapper canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA instrument ⓘ
imaging spectrometer ⓘ
spaceborne instrument ⓘ
acronym M3 ⓘ
collaborationWith India ⓘ
confirmedPresenceOf surface-bound water and hydroxyl ⓘ
water ice in permanently shadowed regions ⓘ
contributedTo evidence for polar water ice deposits ⓘ
global hydration maps of the Moon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dataType hyperspectral images ⓘ
reflectance spectra ⓘ
dataUsedFor lunar resource assessment ⓘ
studies of lunar volcanism ⓘ
studies of space weathering on the Moon ⓘ
designer NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ
developedBy NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ
fieldOfStudy lunar geology ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ
hostAgency Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ
hostMissionName Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ
hostMissionOperator ISRO ⓘ
hostSpacecraft Chandrayaan-1 ⓘ
hostSpacecraftType lunar orbiter ⓘ
launchYear 2008 ⓘ
mission Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission ⓘ
linked to: Chandrayaan-1
missionPhase lunar orbital mapping ⓘ
notableDiscovery detection of hydroxyl on the lunar surface ⓘ
detection of water on the Moon ⓘ
operationalStatus inactive ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
primaryMission mapping lunar surface composition ⓘ
mapping lunar surface mineralogy ⓘ
scientificImpact provided high-resolution global mineral maps of the Moon ⓘ
transformed understanding of lunar water cycle ⓘ
scientificObjective characterize lunar crustal composition ⓘ
identify and map lunar minerals ⓘ
search for hydration features on the Moon ⓘ
spectralRange near-infrared ⓘ
shortwave infrared ⓘ
visible ⓘ
targetBody Moon ⓘ
usesTechnique imaging spectroscopy ⓘ
wavelengthCoverageApprox 0.4 to 3.0 micrometers ⓘ

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Chandrayaan-1 → carriedInstrument → Moon Mineralogy Mapper ⓘ
Chandrayaan-1 → discoveryInstrument → Moon Mineralogy Mapper ⓘ
subject linked to: CH-1
M3 → fullName → Moon Mineralogy Mapper ⓘ
Chandrayaan-1 payload suite → includesInstrument → Moon Mineralogy Mapper ⓘ