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Orbital Evolution of the Lunar Ejecta

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

S. Yamamoto  and
T. Mukai
S. Yamamoto
Affiliation:
The Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657, Japan
T. Mukai
Affiliation:
The Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657, Japan

Abstract

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We have estimated the flux of lunar ejecta near the Earth, e.g., the cumulative flux of ejecta larger than 10-13g is 10-10particles cm-2s-1. In addition, our numerical simulations for the orbital evolution of lunar ejecta lead to the orbital characterization of these ejecta. Since our calculations suggest that the incident direction of lunar ejecta onto the Earth is nearly isotropic, it is expected that the dynamical properties of lunar ejecta make it possible to distinguish them from other IDPs.

Type
I. Dynamics of the Interplanetary Dust Cloud
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 150: Physics, Chemistry and Dynamics of Interplanetary Dust , 1996 , pp. 47 - 50
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1996

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