Instrument Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:m3.ch1-orb::1.1
NAME MOON MINERALOGY MAPPER
TYPE IMAGER

SPECTROMETER
DESCRIPTION The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3 or "M-cubed") is an imaging spectrometer designed to map the mineral content of the Moon's surface. The primary scientific objectives are to characterize and map the lunar surface composition in the context of its geologic evolution and to assess the Moon's mineral resources at high resolution with the goals of studying the origin and evolution of the lunar crust and mantle, identifying and assessing deposits containing volatile species, and identifying and evaluating concentrations of unusual or unexpected minerals.
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REFERENCES Green, R.O., C. Pieters, P. Mouroulis, and T. Koch, Moon Mineralogy Mapper Imaging Spectrometer Science Measurements, 2008 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Paper #1438, Ver. 4, 2008, doi:10.1109/AERO.2008.4526382.

Green, R.O., C.M. Pieters, P. Mouroulis, G. Sellar, M. Eastwood, S. Geier, J. Shea, and M3 Team, Calibration, Shipment and Initial Spacecraft Integration of the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Imaging Spectrometer for the Chandrayaan-1 Mission, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI Contribution No. 1391, p. 1803, 2008.

Green, R.O., C.M. Pieters, J. Boardman, D. Barr, C. Bruce, J. Bousman, A. Chatterjee, M. Eastwood, V. Essandoh, S. Geier, T. Glavich, R. Green, V. Haemmerle, S. Hyman, L. Hovland, T. Koch, K. Lee, S. Lundeen, S., E. Motts, P. Mouroulis, S. Paulson, K. Plourde, C. Racho, D. Robison, J. Rodriguez, P. Rothman, G. Sellar, C. Smith, H. Sobel, J. Stamp, H. Tseng, P. Varanasi, D, Wilson, and M. White, The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Imaging Spectrometer: Early Assessment of the Spectral, Radiometric, Spatial, and Uniformity Characteristics, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, id. 2307, 2009.

Petro, N., C. Pieters, J. Boardman, R. Green, J. Head, P. Isaacson, J. Nettles, E. Malaret, M. Staid, J. Sunshine, and S. Tompkins, Targeting for the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Instrument on the Chandrayaan-1 Mission, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 39th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, LPI Contribution No. 1391, p. 1696, 2008.

Pieters, C.M., J. Boardman, B. Buratti, A. Chatterjee, R. Clark, T. Glavich, R. Green, J. Head, P. Isaacson, E. Malaret, T. McCord, J. Mustard, N. Petro, C. Runyon, M. Staid, J. Sunshine, L. Taylor, S. Tompkins, P. Varanasi, and M. White, The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) on Chandrayaan-1, Indian Academy of Sciences, Current Science, Vol. 96, No. 4, pp. 500-505, 2009.

Pieters, C.M., J. Boardman, B. Buratti, R. Clark, J-P. Combe, R. Green, J.N. Goswami, J.W. Head, M. Hicks, P. Isaacson, R. Klima, G. Kramer, S. Kumar, S. Lundeen, E. Malaret, T.B. McCord, J. Mustard, J. Nettles, N. Petro, C. Runyon, M. Staid, J. Sunshine, L. Taylor, S. Tompkins, and P. Varanasi, Mineralogy of the Lunar Crust in Spatial Context: First Results from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), Lunar and Planetary Institute, 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, id. 2052, 2009.

Pieters, C.M., J.N. Goswami, R.N. Clark, M. Annadurai, J. Boardman, B. Buratti, J.-P. Combe, M.D. Dyar, R. Green, J.W. Head, C. Hibbitts, M. Hicks, P. Isaacson, R. Klima, G, Kramer, S. Kumar, E. Livo, S. Lundeen, E. Malaret, T. McCord, J. Mustard, J. Nettles, N. Petro, C. Runyon, M. Staid, J. Sunshine, L.A. Taylor, S. Tompkins, and P. Varanasi, Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H2O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M3 on Chandrayaan-1, Science, Vol. 326, No. 5952, 568-572, 2009, doi:10.1126/science.1178658.