Abstract
The Lunar Imager/ SpectroMeter (LISM) is an instrument being developed for the SELENE project that will be launched in 2005. Multiband Imager (MI) is one of the three LISM sensors. MI is a high-resolution multiband imaging instrument consisting of two visible and near infrared sensors and will obtain the lunar global mapping of mineral distribution in nine bands to understand the origin and evolution of the Moon. One of the main research targets of MI is crater central peaks; therefore we selected crater central peaks as an example to evaluate MI's flight model performance and predicted scientific returns. Results of this evaluation confirmed MI's superior performance and advantages compared to the Clementine multiband spectral datasets.
