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October 8, 1965Science

Nonuniform Cooling of the Eclipsed Moon: A Listing of Thirty Prominent Anomalies

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RSR. W. ShorthillUniversity of UtahJSJ. M. SaariBoeing (United States)

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Observational infrared survey reveals nonuniform cooling and thermal anomalies across the eclipsed Moon, suggesting widespread exposures of bare rock in craters.

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  • To identify and characterize thermal anomalies and nonuniform cooling across the lunar surface during a total eclipse.
  • Conducted infrared thermal scanning across the eclipsed lunar disk to detect localized temperature variations.
  • Applied areal corrections to estimate the true thermal properties of thermal features smaller than the detector resolution.
  • Correlated thermal response measurements with lunar albedo and radar reflectivity data.
  • Detected hundreds of distinct hot spots across the lunar surface during eclipse conditions, cataloging thirty prominent anomalies.
  • Areal corrections demonstrated that several detected hot spots display thermal behavior characteristic of bare rock rather than insulating regolith.
  • Thermal signatures showed significant discrepancies when compared with albedo and radar reflectivity, alongside a pronounced concentration of hot spots in Mare Tranquillitatis.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a953facdc88abd75325e673https://doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3693.210
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