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Description

The ARCSTONE project objective is to acquire accurate measurements of the spectral lunar reflectance from space. The lunar reflectance is determined from direct measurements of the spatially integrated solar and lunar disks using the same set of spectrally dispersing optics.​

Product Summary

Platforms
CubeSat
Instruments
Arcstone
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2025-06-23 to Present
Data Partner
Crustal Dynamics Data Information System, Geodesy and Geophysics Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (CDDIS)
Concept ID
C4264380204-CDDIS
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
0
Published
Science Keywords
Visible Radiance

Data Center Citation

Arcstone Instrument Team. Arcstone L1A Lunar Reflectance Product ​from NASA CDDIS. Greenbelt, Maryland, USA: Crustal Dynamics Data Information System, Geodesy and Geophysics Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/catalog/cddis-arcstone-cubesat-lunar-reflectance-l1a-1.

File Naming Convention

ARCSTONE_LUNAR_REFLECTANCE_L1A.20250901080718.0000.20260522224704.nc

ARCSTONE_LUNAR_REFLECTANCE_L1A.YYYYMMDDHHMISS.VVVV.YYYYMMDDHHMISS.nc
YYYY = 4-digit year 2025-2028
MM = 2-digit month 01-12
DD = 2-digit day of month 01-31
HH = 2-digit hour of day 00-23
MI = 2-digit minute​ 00-59
SS = 2-digit second 00-59
VVVV = 4-digit Version (2 MAJOR 2 MINOR)

Documents

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION