This instrument will be used to investigate the characteristics and distribution of water on the lunar surface.
The LTM instrument was specifically developed to acquire temperature data to investigate the lunar surface's thermal characteristics and the composition of silicate rocks and soils.
The two instruments will examine the same areas simultaneously from the orbit. “When Lunar Trailblazer arrives in orbit around the Moon, it will use HVM3 to map the spectral fingerprints – or wavelengths of reflected sunlight – of the different forms of water over the lunar landscape,” explained the release.
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