Many of these documents require:

Science Magazine Articles:

• Lunar Prospector Overview
• Global Element Maps of the Moon
• Improved Gravity Field of the Moon from Lunar Prospector
• Lunar Fe and Ti Abundances
• Fluxes of Fast and Epithermal Neutrons from Lunar Prospector
• Lunar Surface Magnetic Fields and Their Interaction with the Solar Wind
• Major Compositional Units of the Moon from Lunar Prospector Thermal and Fast Neutrons

Refered Journal Articles:
1998:

1. D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, A. B. Binder, R. C. Elphic, S. Maurice, and D. R. Thomsen, Global Elemental Maps of the Moon: The Lunar Prospector Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, Science, 281, 1484-1489, 1998.
   PDF (from Science Journal)

2. W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, S. Maurice, R. C. Elphic, D. J. Lawrence, D. R. Thomsen, and A. B. Binder, Major Compositional Units of the Moon: Lunar Prospector Thermal and Fast Neutrons, Science, 281, 1489-1493, 1998.
   PDF (from Science Journal)

3. R. C. Elphic, D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, S. Maurice, A. B. Binder, and P. G. Lucey, Lunar Fe and Ti Abundances: Comparison of Lunar Prospector and Clementine Data, Science, 281, 1493-1496, 1998.
   PDF (from Science Journal)

4. W. C. Feldman, S. Maurice, A. B. Binder, B. L. Barraclough, R. C. Elphic, and D. J. Lawrence, Fluxes of Fast and Epithermal Neutrons from Lunar Prospector: Evidence for Water Ice at the Lunar Poles, Science, 281, 1496-1500, 1998.
   PDF (from Science Journal)

1999:

1. W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, K. R. Fuller, D. J. Lawrence, S. Maurice, M. C. Miller, T. H. Prettyman, A. B. Binder, The Lunar Prospector Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometers, Nuclear Instruments and Methods A, 422, 562-566, 1999.
   PDF (from Nuc. Inst. and Methods A)

2. D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, A. B. Binder, R. C. Elphic, S. Maurice, M. C. Miller, T. H. Prettyman, High Resolution Measurements of Absolute Thorium Abundances on the Lunar Surface, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 26, No. 17, 2681-2684, 1999.
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   Plate 1 (postscript format, use SAVE LINK AS ... on your browser)
   Plate 2 (postscript format, use SAVE LINK AS ... on your browser)
   

2000:

1. W. C. Feldman, D. J. Lawrence, R. C. Elphic, B. L. Barraclough, S. Maurice, I. Genetay, and A. B. Binder, Polar hydrogen deposits on the Moon, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, Vol. 105, #E2, 4175, 2000.
   Manuscript, PDF
   Figures, PDF

2. D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, R. C. Elphic, T. H. Prettyman, S. Maurice, A. B. Binder, and M. C. Miller, Thorium abundances on the lunar surface, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, Vol. 105, #E8, 20307, 2000.
   Manuscript, PDF
   Manuscript+Figures, PDF

3. R. C. Elphic, D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, S. Maurice, A. B. Binder, and P. G. Lucey, Lunar rare earth elements distribution and ramifications for FeO and TiO2: Lunar Prospector neutron spectrometer observations, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, Vol. 105, #E8, 20333, 2000.
   Manuscript+figures, PDF
   

4. O. Gasnault, C. d'Uston, W. C. Feldman and S. Maurice, Lunar fast neutron leakage flux calculation and its elemental abundance dependence, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, Vol. 105, #E2, 4263, 2000.
   Manuscript+figures, PDF
   

5. W. C. Feldman, D. J. Lawrence, R. C. Elphic, D. T. Vaniman, D. R. Thomsen, B. L. Barraclough, S. Maurice, and A. B. Binder, Chemical information content of lunar thermal and epithermal neutrons, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, Vol. 105, #E8, 20347, 2000.
   

6. S. Maurice, W. C. Feldman, D. J. Lawrence, O. Gasnault, C. d'Uston, and P. G. Lucey, High-energy neutrons from the Moon, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, Vol. 105, #E8, 20365, 2000.
   

2001:

1. W. C. Feldman, S. Maurice, D. J. Lawrence, R. C. Little, S. L. Lawson, O. Gasnault, R. C. Wiens, B. L. Barraclough, R. C. Elphic, T. H. Prettyman, J. T. Steinberg, and A. B. Binder, Evidence for Water Ice Near the Lunar Poles, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, 106, #E10, 23232 - 23252, 2001.
   Manuscript Only, PDF
   Figures, PDF
   Color Plates, PDF
   Manuscript, figures, and plates, PDF

2. O. Gasnault, W. C. Feldman, S. Maurice, I. Genetay, C. d'Uston, T. H. Prettyman, K. R. Moore, Composition from fast neutrons: Application to the Moon, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, #19, 3797-3800, 2001.
   Manuscript, figures, and plates, PDF

3. W. C. Feldman, O. Gasnault, S. Maurice, D. J. Lawrence, R. C. Elphic, P. G Lucey, A. B. Binder, Global Distribution of Lunar Composition: New Results from Lunar Prospector, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, , in press, 2001.

Meeting & Workshop Abstracts:
1999:

1. D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, A. B. Binder, R. C. Elphic, S. Maurice, M. C. Miller, T. H. Prettyman,Delineating the the Major KREEP-Bearing Terranes on the Moon with Global Measurements of Absolute Thorium Abundances, 30th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, 1999.
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2. W. C. Feldman, D. J. Lawrence, S. Maurice, R. C. Elphic, B. L. Barraclough, A. B. Binder, P. G. Lucey, Classification of Lunar Terranes Using Neutron and Thorium Gamma-Ray Data, 30th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, 1999.
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3. R. C. Elphic, S. Maurice, D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, A. B. Binder, P. G. Lucey, Lunar Prospector Measurements of the Distribution of Incompatible Elements Gadolinium, Samarium, and Thorium, 30th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, 1999.
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4. W. C. Feldman, S. Maurice, D. J. Lawrence, I. Getenay, R. C. Elphic, B. L. Barraclough, and A. B. Binder, Enhanced Hydrogen Abundances Near Both Lunar Poles, Workshop on New Views of the Moon II: Understanding the Moon Through the Integration of Diverse Datasets, 1999.
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5. D. J. Lawrence, W. C. Feldman, B. L. Barraclough, R. C. Elphic, S. Maurice, A. B. Binder, and P. G. Lucey, Iron Abundances on the Moon as Seen by The Lunar Prospector Gamma-Ray Spectrometer, Workshop on New Views of the Moon II: Understanding the Moon Through the Integration of Diverse Datasets, 1999.
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6. S. Maurice, W. C. Feldman, D. J. Lawrence, O. Gasnault, D. d'Uston, and P. G. Lucey, High-Energy Neutrons from the Moon, Workshop on New Views of the Moon II: Understanding the Moon Through the Integration of Diverse Datasets, 1999.
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7. D. R. Thomsen, D. J. Lawrence, D. Vaniman, W. C. Feldman, R. C. Elphic, B. L. Barraclough, S. Maurice, P. G. Lucey, and A. B. Binder, Global Geochemical Variation on the Lunar Surface: A Three-element Approach, Workshop on New Views of the Moon II: Understanding the Moon Through the Integration of Diverse Datasets, 1999.
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2000:

1. Elphic, R. C., et al., Lunar Prospector neutron measurements and constraints on FeO and TiO2, 31st Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1947, 2000.
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2. Maurice, S., et al., Detection of Sm and Gd with the Lunar Prospector neutron spectrometer, 31st Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1433, 2000.
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3. Genetay, I., et al., Lunar geochemical knowledge from fast neutron data, 31st Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1633, 2000.
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4. Lawrence, D. J., et al., A comparison of Lunar Prospector thorium and magnetic field data within South Pole Aitken basin, 31st Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1856, 2000.
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5. Feldman, W. C., Principal axes of lunar composition, 31st Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1423, 2000.
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2001:

1. Elphic, R. C., et al., Lunar Prospector Neutron Measurements and Lunar TiO2, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1487, 2001.
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2. Elphic, R. C., et al., The Lunar Neutron Leakage Flux and its Measurement by Lunar Prospector Neutron Spectrometers, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1489, 2001.
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3. Feldman, W. C., et al., Evidence for Water Ice Near the Lunar Poles, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1844, 2001.
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4. Gasnault, O., et al., The First Lunar Map of the Average Soil Atomic Mass, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1963, 2001.
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5. Gasnault, O., et al., Stratified Composition Effects on Planetary Neutron Flux, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1978, 2001.
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6. Gasnault, O., et al., Combined Analysis of Thorium and Fast Neutron data at the Lunar Surface, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1987, 2001.
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7. Genetay, I., et al., Lunar Prospector Integrated Neutron Below 500 keV, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1755, 2001.
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8. Lawrence, D. J., et al., Iron Abundances on the Lunar Surface as Measured by the Lunar Prospector Gamma-ray Spectrometer, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #1830, 2001.
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9. Lawson, S. L., et al., Preliminary Results from the Lunar Prospector Alpha Particle Spectrometer, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #2160, 2001.
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10. Maurice, S., et al., A Maturity Parameter of the Lunar Regolith from Neutron Data, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #2033, 2001.
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11. Prettyman, T. H., et al., Distribution of Iron and Titanium on the Lunar Surface from Lunar Prospector Gamma ray Spectra, 32nd Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., Abstract #2122, 2001.
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12. Gasnault, O. and D. J. Lawrence, Th and Fe Contents in Geological Units of the Apollo 12 and 14 Region, New Views of the Moon, Europe, 17 - 19 Sept., 2001.
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Other Reports:
1999:

1. W. C. Feldman, D. J. Lawrence, S. Maurice, B. L. Barraclough, K. R. Fuller, and R. D. Belian, Instrument Description Document (IDD) for the Lunar Prospector Spectrometers, Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LAUR-99-2752, 1999.
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LRI was found in order to carry out the Lunar Prospector mission which used a Gamma Ray Spectrometer, a Neutron Spectrometer, an Alpha Particle Spectrometer, a Magnetometer, an Electron Reflectometer, and a Doppler Gravity Experiment to gather a wealth of data about the composition of the lunar surface, polar ice deposits, the Moon's magnetic fields, the lunar dipole moment, the size of the lunar core and the lunar gravity field. The science data from the Lunar Prospector mission can be accessed by visiting the Planetary Data System. Also below you will find links to all the current science papers from the Lunar Prospector Science team, as well as a link to Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you will need installed on your computer in order to view the PDF science papers.

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