Physical Characterization of Moon Impactor WE0913A

Physical Characterization of Moon Impactor WE0913A

On 2022 March 4, the object known as WE0913A crashed into the Moon after several close flybys of the Earth and the Moon in the previous three months. Leading up to impact, the identity of the lunar impactor was up for debate, with two possibilities: the Falcon 9 from the DSCOVR mission or the Long M...

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Main Authors: Tanner Campbell, Adam Battle, Bill Gray, Steven R. Chesley, Davide Farnocchia, Neil Pearson, Grace Halferty, Vishnu Reddy, Roberto Furfaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Lunar impacts
Bayesian statistics
Astrometry
Orbit determination
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acffb8

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acffb8

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