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S. Kumar
Researcher at Indian Space Research Organisation
Publications - 2
Citations - 640
S. Kumar is an academic researcher from Indian Space Research Organisation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lunar orbit & Lunar geologic timescale. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 533 citations.
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Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H2O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M3 on Chandrayaan-1
Carle M. Pieters,J. N. Goswami,J. N. Goswami,Roger N. Clark,M. Annadurai,Joseph W. Boardman,Bonnie J. Buratti,J. P. Combe,M. D. Dyar,Robert O. Green,James W. Head,Charles A. Hibbitts,Michael D. Hicks,Peter J. Isaacson,Rachel L. Klima,Georgiana Y. Kramer,S. Kumar,E. Livo,S. Lundeen,Erick Malaret,T. B. McCord,John F. Mustard,J. Nettles,Noah E. Petro,C. Runyon,M. Staid,Jessica M. Sunshine,Lawrence A. Taylor,Stefanie Tompkins,P. Varanasi +29 more
TL;DR: Analysis of recent infrared mapping by Chandrayaan-1 and Deep Impact, and reexamining Cassini data obtained during its early flyby of the Moon, Pieters et al. reveal a noticeable absorption signal for H2O and OH across much of the surface, implying that solar wind is depositing and/or somehow forming water and OH in minerals near the lunar surface, and that this trapped water is dynamic.
Mineralogy of the Lunar Crust in Spatial Context: First Results from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3)
Carle M. Pieters,Joseph W. Boardman,B. J. Buratti,Roger N. Clark,J-P Combe,Robert O. Green,J. N. Goswami,James W. Head,Michael D. Hicks,Peter J. Isaacson,Rachel L. Klima,G. Kramer,S. Kumar,S. Lundeen,Erick Malaret,T. B. McCord,J. F. Mustard,J. Nettles,Noah E. Petro,C. Runyon,M. Staid,J. M. Sunshine,Lawrence A. Taylor,Stefanie Tompkins,P. Varanasi +24 more
TL;DR: In this paper, NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) was acquired across the Orientale Basin and the science results are discussed here, showing that the existence and distribution of massive amounts of anorthosite as a continuous stratigraphic crustal layer is irrefutable.