MoonIndex, an Open‐Source Tool to Generate Spectral Indexes for the Moon From M3 Data

Author:

Suárez‐Valencia Javier Eduardo1ORCID,Rossi Angelo Pio1ORCID,Zambon Francesca2,Carli Cristian2ORCID,Nodjoumi Giacomo1

Affiliation:

1. School of Science Constructor University Bremen Germany

2. INAF‐Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica Rome Italy

Abstract

AbstractSpectral indexes are tools widely used to analyze the composition of planetary surfaces. Many indexes have been formulated over the years to map the lunar surface, but there is no unified database for them. In this work we describe an Open‐Source Python package called MoonIndex, that recreates 38 indexes compiled from the literature, using data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3). The processing started with the filtering of the data cubes to reduce the noise, the continuum of the spectrum was then removed using a convex hull or a second‐and‐first‐order fit method. Later, the indexes were calculated, following as possible the original formulations. The results on spectral indexes calculated before the continuum removal were similar to those of the original formulations. Conversely, the results obtained for spectral indexes calculated after the continual removal were not always coherent. Some indexes, like the band depth, are especially sensitive to the removal method, as well as the derived band areas and asymmetries. We also recreated RGB composite maps, our results highlight the compositional patterns in a similar way as the ones in the literature, even if the color ramps can differ. The products of MoonIndex are open, ready for interpretation, versatile, consistent, and cross‐comparable.

Publisher

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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