Investigation Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.lunar_trailblazer::1.0
NAME LUNAR TRAILBLAZER
TYPE Mission
DESCRIPTION
Lunar Trailblazer is a NASA SIMPLEX mission to acquire simultaneous, nested high-resolution near-infrared spectral images and thermal infrared data. The payload consists of the High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper (HVM3) and the Lunar Thermal Mapper (LTM). The mission will the mineralogy of the lunar surface at all latitudes, including within Permanently Shadowed Regions.
START DATE 2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
STOP DATE N/A (ongoing)
REFERENCES Ehlmann, Bethany L., Rachel L. Klima, C. Lee Bennett, Diana L. Blaney, Neil E. Bowles, Simon B. Calcutt, James L. Dickson et al. "Lunar Trailblazer: A Pioneering Small Satellite for Lunar Water and Lunar Geology." In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, vol. 2020, pp. P060-02. 2020.