The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is measuring the light from Earth’s nearest neighbor, the Moon. NIST, along with NASA and the U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), are collaborating to make high-accuracy measurements of the lunar spectral irradiance.  NIST has both ground-based and airborne experiments to measure how much light of different wavelengths reflect from the Moon. NIST Physicist John Woodward will talk about the Lunar Spectral Irradiance Projects at NIST, the science involved and the practical benefits.

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