Investigating Lunar Sodium and Potassium Pickup Ions Using MAP-PACE Observations from the Kaguya Orbiter

Arwa Fazzani

Presentation information

[E] Oral

P (Space and Planetary Sciences ) » P-PS Planetary Sciences

[P-PS02] Lunar Science and Exploration

Thu. May 28, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 303 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Yokota Shoichiro(Graduate School of Science, Osaka University), Kato Masahisa(Kyoto University)

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

[PPS02-05] Investigating Lunar Sodium and Potassium Pickup Ions Using MAP-PACE Observations from the Kaguya Orbiter

*Arwa Fazzani¹, Shoichiro Yokota¹, Kentaro Terada¹, Yoshifumi Saito², Kazushi Asamura², Masaki N Nishino², Kei Masunaga³ (1. Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 2. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aeropace Exploration Agency, 3. Yamagata University)

Keywords:Lunar exosphere, Pickup ions, Sodium and potassium, Kaguya