View Factor-Based Computation of Secondary Illumination Within Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions

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["Mahanti, Prasun","Thompson, Tyler J","Robinson, Mark S","Humm, David C"] 2022-01-01 期刊论文
Permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) at the lunar poles pique scientific interest on account of their cold trapping of volatiles that is highly relevant in the current scope of lunar exploration. Interiors of PSRs are largely unknown due to the challenging illumination conditions. In this letter, we describe a method for synthesizing images at PSRs based on the knowledge of incident solar illumination geometry and local topography that reflects light into PSRs.
来源平台:IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS