During the Apollo era of exploration it was discovered that sunlight was scattered at the terminators giving rise to 'horizon glow' and 'streamers' above the lunar surface. This was observed from the dark side of the Moon during sunset and sunrise by both surface landers and astronauts in orbit. These observations were quite unexpected, as the Moon was thought to be a pristine environment with a negligible atmosphere or exosphere. Subsequent investigations have shown that the sunlight was most likely scattered by electrostatically charged dust grains originating from the surface. It has since been demonstrated that this dust population could have serious implications for astronomical observations from the lunar surface.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Dynamic Fountain Model for Lunar Dust


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    A dynamic fountain model for lunar dust

    Stubbs, T. J. / Vondrak, R. R. / Farrell, W. M. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2006


    A dynamic fountain model for lunar dust

    Stubbs, Timothy J. | Online Contents | 2006


    A Dynamic Fountain Model for Dust in the Lunar Exosphere

    Stubbs, T. J. / European Space Agency | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2007


    Lunar Dust Levitation

    Colwell, Joshua E. | Online Contents | 2009