Publications

  • Brown, H.M., Boyd, A.K., Robinson, M.S., Henriksenm M.R., Bernhardt, H. (2026). Mapping of Patterned Regolith Textures Near the Lunar South Pole. J. Astron. Space Sci., 43(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2026.43.1.1
  • Li, S., Robinson, M.S., Denevi, B.W., Manheim, M.R., Mazarico, E., Wagner, R.V., Speyerer, E.J., Mahanti, P. (2026). Searching for Surficial Water Ice in Lunar Permanently Shaded Regions (PSRs) with ShadowCam. Science Advances, 12, eaec8211. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec8211
  • Collins, W.M., Grieser, S.A., Henriksen, M.R., Clark, J.D., Carr, N.F., Wagner, R.V., Roseborough, T.A., Nystrom, S.E., Robinson, M.S. (2026). Photogrammetric Processing of Regional ShadowCam and LROC NAC Controlled Mosaics, Evaluation of Positional Accuracies, and Scientific Applications. Remote Sensing, 18(3), 525. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18030525
  • Mahanti, P., Humm, D.C., Michaud, C., Grieser, S. (2025). A Photometrically Scaled Secondary Illumination Model for Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 23, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1109/LGRS.2025.3642808
  • Mahanti, P., Li, S., Robinson, M.S., Watters, T., Lucey, P., Jolliff, B., Manheim, M., Michaud, C. (2025). Episodic Mass Wasting and Exposure of High Reflectance Material Within the Shackleton Crater Permanently Shadowed Region. Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 42(4), 85-96. https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2025.42.4.85
  • Ando, J., Li, S., Robinson, M.S., Wagner, R.V. (2025). Radiance Contrasts at Possible Lunar Water Ice Exposures Seen by ShadowCam. The Planetary Science Journal, 6(3), 62. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/adb8d1
  • de Castro, N., Li, S. (2025). Laboratory Experiments on the Visible to Near-Infrared (VNIR) Spectroscopy of Water Ice and Lunar Highland Simulant Mixtures: Effects of Particle Size, Particle Shape, Phase Angle, and Ice Abundance. Icarus, 435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116578
  • Li, S., Moriarty III, D.P., Pieters, C.M., Klima, R.L., Dapremont, A.M. (2025). A Controlled Mosaic of Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Reflectance Data in the Lunar Polar Regions for Understanding the Mineralogy and Water of the Artemis Exploration Zone. Icarus, 440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116668
  • Wagner, R.V., Robinson, M.S. (2025). Luminance Within Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions. Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 42(4), 97-118. https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2025.42.4.97
  • Mahanti, P., Robinson, M.S. (2024). Quantifying Topographic Influence on Irradiance Transfer in Permanently Shadowed Regions. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 48(3), 325-330. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-3-2024-325-2024
  • Fassett, C.I., Robinson, M.S., Patterson, G.W., Denevi, B.W., Mahanti, P., Mazarico, E., Rivera-Valentín, E.G., Turner, F.S., Manheim, M.R., Colaprete, A. (2024). The LCROSS Impact Crater as Seen by ShadowCam and Mini-RF: Size, Context, and Excavation of Copernican Volatiles. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(18). https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL110355
  • Mahanti, P., Williams, J.P., Robinson, M.S., Wagner, R., Mazarico, E., Henriksen, M., Brown, H., Kumari, N. (2024). Dynamic Secondary Illumination in Permanent Shadows Within Artemis III Candidate Landing Regions. The Planetary Science Journal, 5(3), 62. https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad1b50
  • Speyerer, E.J., Robinson, M.S., Humm, D.C., Estes, N.M., Silva, V.H., Wagner, R.V., Mahanti, P., Brylow, S.M. (2024). Geometric Calibration of the ShadowCam Instrument on the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter. Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 41(4), 249-270. https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2024.41.4.249
  • Williams, J.P., Mahanti, P., Robinson, M.S., Wagner, R.V., Chertok, M., Schörghofer, N., Mazarico, E., Denevi, B.W., Li, S., Paige, D.A. (2024). The Faustini Permanently Shadowed Region on the Moon. The Planetary Science Journal, 5(9), 209. https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad6f0d
  • Humm, D.C., Kinczyk, M.J., Brylow, S.M., Wagner, R.V., Speyerer, E.J., Estes, N.M., Mahanti, P., Boyd, A.K., Robinson, M.S. (2023). Calibration of ShadowCam, Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 40(4), 173-197. https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2023.40.4.173
  • Mahanti, P., Robinson, M.S., Humm, D.C., Wagner, R.V., Estes, N.M., Williams, J.P. (2023). Preliminary Characterization of Secondary Illumination at Shackleton Crater Permanently Shadowed Region from ShadowCam Observations and Modeling. Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 40(4), 131-148. https://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2023.40.4.131
  • Mahanti, P., Robinson, M.S., Wagner, R.V., Estes, N., Humm, D.C. (2023). First Look, First Results - Comparing Secondary Illumination at Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions From the First Shadowcam Image and Topography Based Simulation. IGARSS 2023-2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 4162-4165. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282497
  • Robinson, M.S., Brylow, S.M., Caplinger, M.A., Carter, L.M., Clark, M.J., Denevi, B.W., Estes, N.M., Humm, D.C., Mahanti, P., Peckham, D.A., Ravine, M.A. (2023). ShadowCam Instrument and Investigation Overview. Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 40(4), 149-171. http://doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2023.40.4.149