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Lunar meteoroid impact observations and the flux of kilogram-size meteoroids
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cooke, Bill Moser, Danielle Koehler, Heather Suggs, Ron Suggs, Rob Swift Sr., Wes |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | Meteor showers dominate the environment in this size range and explain the evening/morning flux asymmetry of 1.5:1. With sufficient numbers of impacts, this technique can help determine the population index for some showers. Measured flux of meteoroids in the 100g to kilograms range is consistent with other observations. We have a fruitful observing program underway which has significantly increased the number of lunar impacts observed. Over 200 impacts have been recorded in about 4 years. This analysis reports on the 115 impacts taken under photometric conditions during the first 3 full years of operation. We plan to continue for the foreseeable future as follows: 1) Run detailed model to try explain the concentration near the trailing limb; 2) Build up statistics to better understand the meteor shower environment; 3) Provide support for robotic seismometers and dust missions; and 4) Deploy near-infrared and visible cameras with dichroic beamsplitter to 0.5m telescope in New Mexico. |
| File Size | 991188 |
| Page Count | 25 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100023306 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t26b2477k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-05-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Size Distribution Ejecta Asymmetry Dichroism Seismographs Meteoroid Showers Lunar Seismographs Lunar Surface Robotics Beam Splitters Hypervelocity Impact Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |