Mapping of surface mineral distribution on the Moon and lunar Web-GIS study based on lunar exploration data

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26400458
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Solid earth and planetary physics
• Research Institution: The University of Aizu
• Principal Investigator: Ogawa Yoshiko 会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 准教授 (90372656)
• Research Collaborator: Hayashi Yohei (当時)産業技術総合研究所
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 月探査 / 地理情報システム / かぐや / スペクトルプロファイラ / データの可視化 / 可視―近赤外スペクトル / 鉱物 / 宇宙風化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research developed a lunar Web-GIS “GEKKO”, which specializes in handling the hyper spectral data and also cross-referring to other kinds of exploration data. “GEKKO” means moonlight in Japanese. The GEKKO is a unique system for distributing the hyper-band spectral data through web browser. The GEKKO mainly focuses on viewing the reflectance spectra of the Moon observed by the Spectral Profiler (SP) onboard Kaguya satellite. The client accesses the system via a web browser and can select any area of the whole Moon. The client can view, plot and download the SP data observed at the corresponding location on the referenced lunar images on the browser very simply and conveniently. The system also provides statistical analyses functions practically used for spectral data. We extended the system to examine the surface minerals on the Moon and to combine various kinds of data from lunar explorations.

Free Research Field

惑星科学