A low-dispersion spectral video camera for observing lunar impact flashes

Author:

Yanagisawa MasahisaORCID,Kakinuma Fumihiro

Abstract

AbstractAn impact of a meteoroid on the lunar surface at speeds exceeding several kilometers per second generates a light flash generally less than 0.1 s in duration. We made a simple spectral video camera for observing the lunar impact flashes and monitored the waxing crescent Moon’s non-sunlit surface from Oct. 2016 to May 2017. We detected ten flash candidates though there was no report of simultaneous detections by other observers. We obtained low-dispersion spectra in visible wavelengths for nine of them. Six of them show spectra similar to those of the flashes observed during the Geminids meteor activity in Dec. 2018 by the same camera. The spectra are continuous and red. Blackbody spectra fitted to them show temperatures around 3000 K. On the other hand, three of them show continuous blue spectra. Blackbody spectra fitted to them show temperatures of more than 6000 K. Specular reflection of sunlight by space debris might lead to these flashes. However, the impact of a low-density meteoroid not against the fine lunar regolith but solid lunar rocks could cause blue flashes. In this paper, we give full details of the camera and the analytical procedures of the videos. We also discuss recommendations for future spectral observations. Graphical Abstract

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Space and Planetary Science,Geology

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