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Optical detection of meteoroidal impacts on the Moon

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  • J. L. Ortiz

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, CSIC, Aptdo 3004)

  • P. V. Sada

    (Departamento de Física y Matemáticas Universidad de Monterrey)

  • L. R. Bellot Rubio

    (Instituto de Astrofíca de Canarias)

  • F. J. Aceituno

    (C/Alhamar 40)

  • J. Aceituno

    (Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán, Aptdo 511)

  • P. J. Gutiérrez

    (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, CSIC, Aptdo 3004)

  • U. Thiele

    (Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán, Aptdo 511)

Abstract

Impacts of meteoroids on the Moon should cause detectable optical flashes1, but the population of objects that are big enough is very low, and hitherto no unambiguous impact flashes have been recorded. The flux of meteoroids associated with the Leonid meteor shower of 18 November 1999 was predicted to produce observable flashes on the night side of the Moon2. Here we report the unambiguous detection of five such impact flashes, three of which were seen simultaneously by other observers3. We also observed a possible impact flash on 16 July 1999. All of the flashes were of very brief duration (

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  • J. L. Ortiz & P. V. Sada & L. R. Bellot Rubio & F. J. Aceituno & J. Aceituno & P. J. Gutiérrez & U. Thiele, 2000. "Optical detection of meteoroidal impacts on the Moon," Nature, Nature, vol. 405(6789), pages 921-923, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:405:y:2000:i:6789:d:10.1038_35016015
    DOI: 10.1038/35016015
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