Lunar Meteoroid Impacts and How to Observe Them (Paperback, 2009 ed.)

The genesis of modern searches for observable meteoritic phenomena on the Moon is the paper by Lincoln La Paz in Popular Astronomy magazine in 1938. In it he argued that the absence of observed fashes of meteoritic impacts on the Moon might be interpreted to mean that these bodies are destroyed as luminous meteors in an extremely rarefed lunar atmosphere. The paper suggested the possibility of systematic searches for such possible lunar meteors. With these concepts in mind, I was surprised to note a transient moving bright speck on the Moon on July 10, 1941. It appeared to behave very much as a lunar meteor would - except that the poorly estimated duration would lead to a strongly hyperbolic heliocentric velocity. Thus, the idea of systematic searches for both p- sible lunar meteors and meteoritic impact fashes was born. It was appreciated that much time might need to be expended to achieve any positive results. Systematic searches were carried out by others and myself chiefy in the years 1945-1965 and became a regular program at the newly founded Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, or ALPO.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Astronomers' Observing Guides
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Brian Cudnik
Dimensions:	260 x 190 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	2009 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4419-0323-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Observatories, equipment & methods Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4419-0323-2
Barcode:	9781441903235

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