Observations of the nonstationary atmosphere of the Moon and some its parameters

Observations of the nonstationary atmosphere of the Moon and some its parameters

Quick increase of brightness of Na D1 and D2 lines in the lunar exosphere during maximum of Perseid 2009 meteor shower on August 13, 2009 at 0-1^h UT is detected and explained by collisions of Perseid meteoroids with the Moon. Total mass of impacted Perseid meteoroids is about 15 kg. Upper limits of...

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Main Authors: K. I. Churyumov, A. A. Berezhnoy, V. O. Ponomarenko, O. R. Baransky, T. K. Churyumova, V. V. Kleshchenok, A. M. Mozgova, N. S. Kovalenko, V. V. Shevchenko, E. A. Kozlova, Yu. V. Pakhomov, Yu. I. Velikodsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Aviation University 2012-12-01
Series:Вісник Астрономічної школи
Subjects:
Moon
atmospheres
composition
meteors
impact processes
Online Access:http://astro.nau.edu.ua/issues/2012_V.8_Iss.2/Churyumov_et_al_3.html

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