Utilization of a meteorological satellite as a space telescope: the lunar mid-infrared spectrum as seen by Himawari-8

Abstract The Japanese meteorological satellite Himawari-8 has captured the Earth’s atmosphere and stars, planets, and the Moon in its field of view, enabling us to capture their spectroscopy with 16 bands from visible to mid-infrared wavelengths. The nine infrared bands in the Advanced Himawari Imag...

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Main Authors: Gaku Nishiyama, Noriyuki Namiki, Seiji Sugita, Shinsuke Uno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-07-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01662-x