Title: Lunar gravimetry
First published: 2002
Description: Lunar Gravimetry: Revealing the Far-Side provides a thorough and detailed discussion of lunar gravity field research and applications, from the initial efforts of the pre-Apollo and Luna eras to the dedicated gravity mapping experiments of the third millennium. Analysis of the spatial variations of the gravity field of the Moon is a key selenodetic element in the understanding of the physics of the Moon's interior. Remarkably, more than forty years after the initial steps in lunar exploration by spacecraft, the global gravity field still remains largely unknown, due to the limitations of standard observations techniques. As such, knowledge of the high-accuracy and high-resolution gravity field is one of the remaining unsolved issues in lunar science.
Subjects: Gravity, Moon, Astrophysics, Physics, Physical geography, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Geophysics/Geodesy, Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Observations and Techniques Astronomy
Places: Moon
LC classification: QB591 .F57 2002