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Diviner nighttime lunar regolith temperatures at the Chang'e 3 landing site

Diviner nighttime lunar regolith temperatures at the Chang'e 3 landing site
Diviner nighttime lunar regolith temperatures at the Chang'e 3 landing site The temperatures are derived from throughout the lunar night and are shown in deviation from the local time average. Elevated temperatures are associated with craters that contain small or shallowly buried rocks beneath a thin regolith cover. Dark blue/purple spots in the region show "cold spots" that have a particularly fluffy and insulating regolith cover. NASA / JPL-Caltech / GSFC / UCLA