NELIOTA: Methods, statistics and results for meteoroids impacting the Moon

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Liakos, Alexios, Bonanos, Alceste, Xilouris, Emmanouil, Koschny, Detlef, Bellas-Velidis, Ioannis, Boumis, Panayotis, Charmandaris, Vassilios, Dapergolas, Anastasios, Fytsilis, Anastasios, Maroussis, Athanassios, Moissl, Richard
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 14.11.2019
• Subjects: Apertures; Blackbody; Efficiency; Empirical analysis; Fluxes; Frequency distribution; Impact velocity; Impactors; Luminous efficacy; Lunar surface; Mesosphere; Meteors & meteorites; Moon; Parameter estimation; Photometry; Physical properties; Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Projectiles; Sporadic meteoroids; Statistical methods; Statistics

This paper contains the results from the first 30 months of the NELIOTA project for impacts of NEOs/meteoroids on the lunar surface. Our analysis on the statistics concerning the efficiency of the campaign and the parameters of the projectiles and the impacts is presented. The parameters of the luna...