THE UNIQUE RESOURCE OF LOLA REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS THAT PROVIDE SOLAR-INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENTS OF THE ALBEDO OF THE MOON IS USED TO SUPPORT LRO EXTENDED MISSION 3 GOALS IN THE LUNAR POLAR REGIONS. THREE TASKS ARE PERFORMED: USING LOLA AND KAGUYA SPECTRAL PROFILER TO CREATE MAPS OF IRON (FEO) AND MAJOR SILICATE MINERALOGY; USING LOLA AND KAGUYA SPECTRAL PROFILER TO CREATE MAPS OF NANOPHASE AND MICROPHASE IRON THAT ARE INDICATORS OF SPACE WEATHERING; AND INTEGRATING M3 AND LOLA DATA TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT NANOPHASE IRON IS BEING CONSUMED BY MIGRATING LUNAR WATER AND CONVERTED TO HEMATITE (IRON OXIDE).
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