Lunar Figure and Topography Derived from the Observation by Laser Altimeter (LALT) on the Japanese Lunar Explorer KAGUYA

• Araki Hiroshi

  RISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

• Tazawa Seiichi

  RISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

• Noda Hirotomo

  RISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

• Ishihara Yoshiaki

  RISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

• Goossens Sander

  RISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

• Sasaki Sho

  RISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

• Kawano Nobuyuki

  RISE Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

• Kamiya Izumi

  Geography & Crustal Dynamics Research Center, Geographical Survey Institute

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 「かぐや」搭載レーザ高度計（LALT）によって明らかにされた月の形状と地形
• カグ ヤ トウサイ レーザー コウドケイ LALT ニ ヨッテ アキラカ ニ サレタ ツキ ノ ケイジョウ ト チケイ

Abstract

New global topographic model of the Moon with a spatial resolution less than 0.5 degrees (its angular distance is about 15 km) has been derived from the laser altimeter (LALT: Laser ALTimeter) on the Japanese lunar explorer KAGUYA (SELENE). The model reveals more detailed lunar topography than the previous global one (ULCN2005) for scales less than a few hundred kilometers. Spherical harmonic analysis of the new lunar topography shows the Moon has rougher topography than was in the previous models. Global correlation between this topographic model (STM359_grid-02) and the latest gravity model (SGM90d) and their admittance spectrum give fundamental clues for compensation of lunar topography and its evolutional restrictions. Topographic features for scales more than about 180 km (6 degrees in angular distance) are supported partly by the isostatic compensation, while other features are done by the crustal rigidity.

Journal

• Journal of the Geodetic Society of Japan

  Journal of the Geodetic Society of Japan 55 (2), 281-290, 2009

  The Geodetic Society of Japan

Details

• CRID: 1390282679044146432
• NII Article ID: 10025592865
• NII Book ID: AN00134900
• DOI: 10.11366/sokuchi.55.281
• ISSN: 2185517X
• ISSN: 00380830
• NDL BIB ID: 10427896
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I10427896
• Text Lang: ja
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