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Absolute photoelectric intensity measurements of 104 selected lunar regions are given in five interference filters 4035 Å, 4765 Å, 5538 Å, 6692 Å and 7922 Å. Among these regions, eighteen lunar regions have been measured repeatedly for several phase angles between +86° and −43°. They include observations made very close to the full Moon. A catalogue has been compiled to serve as a basin for possible investigations of colour contrasts of lunar grounds, variation of the ratio of reflectivity with wavelengths and phase angles for morphological studies. The study can be extended for the brightness phase variation, opposition effect and radiance factors at zero phase in five colours.
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Mikhail, J.S. Monochromatic intensity measurements of selected areas of lunar surface for possible investigations. The Moon 11, 141–195 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01877800
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