• BIRCHES
  • CubeSat Telescope
  • UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometer

BIRCHES: Broadband InfraRed Compact High Resolution Exploration Spectrometer

PI:
Dennis Reuter, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center

The Broadband InfraRed Compact High Resolution Exploration Spectrometer (BIRCHES) is a central instrument of Lunar IceCube, a mission led by Ben Malphrus of Morehead State University that has been recently selected for a 2018 launch by NASA’s NextSTEP Program. BIRCHES will conduct an infrared spectroscopic investigation to improve our understanding of the distribution of volatiles, including water, on the Moon’s surface.