1. 1999 Quadrantids and the lunar Na atmosphere
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G. Cremonese, Chris R. Benn, Michael Mendillo, Cesare Barbieri, and S. Verani
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Mass flux ,Meteor (satellite) ,Leonids ,Physics ,meteoroids ,lunar atmosphere ,Moon ,Astrophysics (astro-ph) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Astrobiology ,Atmosphere ,Atmosphere of the Moon ,Space and Planetary Science - Abstract
Enhancements of the Na emission and temperature from the lunar atmosphere were reported during the Leonids meteor showers of 1995, 1997 and 1998. Here we report a search for similar enhancement during the 1999 Quadrantids, which have the highest mass flux of any of the major streams. No enhancements were detected. We suggest that different chemical-physical properties of the Leonid and Quadrantid streams may be responsible for the difference., Comment: 5 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in MNRAS
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- 2001
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