Program and Abstract Volume LPI Contribution No. 1483 LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER SCIENCE TARGETING MEETING Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona June 9–11, 2009 Conveners Steve Mackwell USRA/Lunar and Planetary Institute Mark Robinson Arizona State University Richard Vondrak NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Jennifer Heldmann NASA Headquarters, Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Michael Wargo NASA Headquarters, Exploration System Mission Directorate (ESMD) Organizing Committee Mark Robinson, Arizona State University Bradley Thomson, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory Lisa Gaddis, U.S. Geological Survey Brad Jolliff, Washington University John Keller, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Samuel Lawrence, Arizona State University Steve Mackwell, USRA/Lunar and Planetary Institute Wendell Mendell, NASA Johnson Space Center Clive Neal, University of Notre Dame Harrison Schmitt, University of Wisconsin/Madison Dave Smith, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Jeff Taylor, University of Hawaii Local Organizing Committee Carmen Salas, Arizona State University Nicki Staab, Arizona State University Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Boulevard Houston TX 77058-1113 LPI Contribution No. 1483 Compiled in 2009 by LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE The Lunar and Planetary Institute is operated by the Universities Space Research Association under a cooperative agreement with the Science Mission Directorate of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 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Visit the LPI Online Store at https://www.lpi.usra.edu/store/products.cfm. ISSN No. 0161-5297 Preface This volume contains abstracts that have been accepted for presentation at the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Science Targeting Meeting, June 9–11, 2009, Tempe, Arizona. Administration and publications support for this meeting were provided by the staff of the Publications and Program Services Department at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Science Targeting Meeting v Contents Program .........................................................................................................................................................................1 The Importance of LRO Observations to the LCROSS Mission G. D. Bart and A. Colaprete .........................................................................................................................11 LRO Targeting of Lunar Tectonic Features J. F. Bell III, M. E. Pritchard, A. C. Schiff, J. O. Gustafson, N. R. Williams, and T. R. Watters .................................................................................................................13 LROC Stereo Observations R. A. Beyer, B. Archinal, R. Li, S. Mattson, A. McEwen, and M. Robinson .................................................15 The Moon as a Laboratory for Understanding Impact Processes V. J. Bray, L. L. Tornabene, and A. S. McEwen ...........................................................................................17 A Review of Lunar Polar Lighting Condiitons: What We Know Now, and What We Will Learn Soon D. B. J. Bussey ..............................................................................................................................................19 A Target for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter near the Southwest Limb of the Moon C. J. Byrne ....................................................................................................................................................21 Lunar Argon Cycle Modeling J.-Y. Chaufray, K. D. Retherford, G. R. Gladstone, D. M. Hurley, and R. R. Hodges .................................22 Reflectance Spectroscopy of Single Mineral Grains: Implications for Lunar Remote Sensing E. Cloutis and L. Norman .............................................................................................................................24 The Lunar Cataclysm and How LRO Can Help Test It B. A. Cohen ..................................................................................................................................................26 Acquisition and Tracking of the LCROSS Impact Site with Keck-II A. R. Conrad, J. E. Lyke, D. Wooden, C. Woodward, M. DiSanti, and P. Lucey .........................................28 The Importance of Lunar Palaeoregolith Deposits and the Role of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter I. A. Crawford, K. H. Joy, S. A. Fagents, and M. E. Rumpf .........................................................................29 MoonLITE: Science Case and Targeting Considerations I. A. Crawford, A. Smith, R. A. Gowen, K. H. Joy, and UK Penetrator Consortium ...................................30 High Resolution Imaging of Sites of Rapid Changes on the Lunar Surface A. Crotts .......................................................................................................................................................31 The Dynamics Behind Inner Solar System Impacts — Past and Present M. Cuk ..........................................................................................................................................................33 Lunar Resources and LRO M. B. Duke ....................................................................................................................................................35 Our Current Understanding of Lunar Polar Hydrogen Deposits W. C. Feldman ..............................................................................................................................................37 vi LPI Contribution No. 1483 SMART-1 Results and Targets for LRO B. H. Foing, D. Koschny, B. Grieger, J.-L. Josset, S. Beauvivre, M. Grande, J. Huovelin, H. U. Keller, U. Mall, A. Nathues, A. Malkki, G. Noci, Z. Sodnik, B. Kellett, P. Pinet, S. Chevrel, P. Cerroni, M. C. de Sanctis, M. A. Barucci, S. Erard, D. Despan, K. Muinonen, V. Shevchenko, Y. Shkuratov, M. Ellouzi, S. Peters, A. Borst, F. Baxkens, L. Boche-Sauvan, P. Mahapatra, M. Almeida, D. Frew, J. Volp, D. Heather, P. McMannamon, O. Camino, and G. Racca ...........................................................................39 LRO Targeting of Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits L. R. Gaddis, M. S. Robinson, B. R. Hawke, T. Giguere, O. Gustafson, S. J. Lawrence, J. D. Stopar, B. L. Jolliff, and J. F. Bell III ...................................................................................................41 Lunar Mining: Knowns, Unknowns, Challenges, and Technologies L. S. Gertsch .................................................................................................................................................43 The Lunar Atmosphere and Its Study by LRO G. R. Gladstone and K. D. Retherford .........................................................................................................45 Lunar Volcanism: Timing, Form, and Composition R. Greeley .....................................................................................................................................................47 Diviner Lunar Radiometer Targeting Capabilities B. T. Greenhagen and D. A. Paige ...............................................................................................................48 NASA Constellation Program Office Regions of Interest on the Moon: A Representative Basis for Scientific Exploration, Resource Potential, and Mission Operations J. E. Gruener and B. K. Joosten ...................................................................................................................50 Lunar Volcanism in Space and Time: Range of Eruption Styles and Implications for Magma Ascent and Emplacement J. W. Head III and L. Wilson ........................................................................................................................52 Lunar Mare Basalts: Scientifically Important Targets for LROC H. Hiesinger, K. Klemm, C. H. van der Bogert, D. Reiss, and J. W. Head ..................................................54 Lunar Magnetism L. L. Hood ....................................................................................................................................................56 Current Understanding of Lunar Volatile Transport and Segregation D. M. Hurley .................................................................................................................................................68 What New can LRO Tell Us About Lunar Thermal Evolution, Interior Structure and Dynamics? C. L. Johnson, T. R. Watters, and S. J. Mackwell..........................................................................................60 Lunar