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Scientific Satellite and Moon-Based Earth Observation for Global Change pp 541–590Cite as

Frontiers of Moon-Based Earth Observation

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In recent years, scholars have proposed studying the Moon as a platform for Earth observation. This includes research on the observation geometry and related parameters, and simulating the typical applications of Moon-based observation.

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    Huadong Guo, Wenxue Fu & Guang Liu

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Guo, H., Fu, W., Liu, G. (2019). Frontiers of Moon-Based Earth Observation. In: Scientific Satellite and Moon-Based Earth Observation for Global Change. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8031-0_17

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