A permanent, asymmetric dust cloud around the Moon

Observations are reported of a permanent, asymmetric dust cloud around the Moon, caused by impacts of high-speed cometary dust particles on eccentric orbits, as opposed to particles of asteroidal origin following near-circular paths striking the Moon at lower speeds.

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Hauptverfasser: Horányi, Michály (VerfasserIn) , Szalay, J. R. (VerfasserIn) , Kempf, S. (VerfasserIn) , Schmidt, J. (VerfasserIn) , Grün, Eberhard (VerfasserIn) , Srama, R. (VerfasserIn) , Sternovsky, Z. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 18 June 2015
In: Nature
Year: 2015, Jahrgang: 522, Heft: 7556, Pages: 324-326
ISSN:1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nature14479
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14479
Verlag: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14479
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Verfasserangaben:M. Horányi, J.R. Szalay, S. Kempf, J. Schmidt, E. Grün, R. Srama, Z. Sternovsky
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Zusammenfassung:Observations are reported of a permanent, asymmetric dust cloud around the Moon, caused by impacts of high-speed cometary dust particles on eccentric orbits, as opposed to particles of asteroidal origin following near-circular paths striking the Moon at lower speeds.
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ISSN:1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nature14479