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A Bright Lunar Impact Flash Linked to the Virginid Meteor ComplexOn 17 March 2013 at 03:50:54 UTC, NASA detected a bright impact flash on the Moon caused by a meteoroid impacting the lunar surface. There was meteor activity in Earth's atmosphere the same night from the Virginid Meteor Complex. The impact crater associated with the impact flash was found and imaged by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Goal: Monitor the Moon for impact flashes produced by meteoroids striking the lunar surface. Determine meteoroid flux in the 10's gram to kilogram size range.
Document ID
20150016525
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Moser, D. E. (Jacobs Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation Group (ESSSA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Suggs, R. M. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Suggs, R. J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 27, 2015
Publication Date
July 14, 2015
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
M15-4718
Report Number: M15-4718
Meeting Information
Meeting: Stanford Meteor Environments and Effects (SMEE) Workshop
Location: Stanford, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 14, 2015
End Date: July 16, 2015
Sponsors: Stanford Univ.
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNM12AA41C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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