 Left side of the Moon Mineralogy Mapper | |
| Operator | NASA |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | JPL |
| Instrument type | Imaging spectrometer |
| Mission duration | 712 days (planned) 333 (actual) |
| Began operations | November 12, 2008 |
| Ceased operations | September 20, 2009 |
| Website | www |
| Properties | |
| Mass | 8.2 kg (18 lb) |
| Resolution | 40 km (25 mi) (field of view) 140 m (460 ft) (global) 70 m (230 ft) (targeted) |
| Host spacecraft | |
| Spacecraft | Chandrayaan-1 |
| Operator | ISRO |
| Launch date | 00:52, October 22, 2008 (UTC) |
| Rocket | PSLV-C11 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-052A |
The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) is one of two instruments of NASA that was carried by India's first mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1, launched October 22, 2008. It is an imaging spectrometer, and the team is led by Principal investigator Carle Pieters of Brown University, and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.