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Optical measurements of the Moon as a tool to study its surface

Korokhin, V.; Kaydash, V.; Videen, G. +3 more

This survey is a general overview of modern optical studies of the Moon and their diagnostic meaning. It includes three united parts: phase photometry, spectrophotometry, and polarimetry. The first one is devoted to the progress in the photometry of the Moon, which includes absolute albedo determination to refine the albedo scale (e.g., to connect…