Design and Development of an Efficient Standoff Raman Optical System for Lunar Science and Exploration

Prabhakar Misra1,2, Jonathan Greer3, Nathan Roseboro4, LaRay Hare3, Raul F Garcia-Sanchez3, Daniel Casimir3, Shahid Aslam5, Dina M Bower6,7, Blanche W Meeson8, Michael Provenzano9 and Thomas Oberst10, (1)Howard University, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Washington, DC, United States, (2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Environments Laboratory, Greenbelt, United States, (3)Howard University, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Washington, United States, (4)Howard University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Washington, United States, (5)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Systems Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (6)University of Maryland College Park, Astronomy, College Park, MD, United States, (7)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States, (8)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Higher Education NASA GSFC Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (9)Astrobotic, Lunar Surface Systems, Pittsburgh, United States, (10)Astrobotic, Proposal Development, Pittsburgh, United States