Preliminary results of FeO mapping using Imaging Interferometer data from Chang’E-1

Abstract

Information about the variability, and spatial distribution of iron abundance is important to understand lunar geological history and for future resource utilization. In this paper we present a preliminary model to produce an iron abundance map using images taken by an Imaging Interferometer on board the satellite Chang’E-1. Compared with the Clementine UVVIS images, the images from the Chang’E-1 satellite also allowed for the extraction of FeO abundance distributions on the Moon. However, the preliminary model results suggest an underestimation of ∼2 wt.% for the FeO content of the mare region and an overestimation of ∼3 wt.% for the highland region.