A ground-based observation of the LCROSS impact events using the Subaru Telescope

► We conducted infrared spectral and imaging observations of the LCROSS impacts using the Subaru Telescope. ► No unambiguous emission line of H 2O or dust was detected. ► The upper limit for dust mass was significantly smaller than that predicted by a standard impact theory. ► The cratering process...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2011-07, Vol.214 (1), p.21-29
Hauptverfasser:	Hong, Peng K., Sugita, Seiji, Okamura, Natsuko, Sekine, Yasuhito, Terada, Hiroshi, Takatoh, Naruhisa, Hayano, Yutaka, Fuse, Tetsuharu, Pyo, Tae-Soo, Kawakita, Hideyo, Wooden, Diane H., Young, Eliot F., Lucey, Paul G., Kurosawa, Kosuke, Genda, Hidenori, Haruyama, Junichi, Furusho, Reiko, Kadono, Toshihiko, Nakamura, Ryosuke, Kamata, Shunichi, Hamura, Taiga, Sekiguchi, Tomohiko, Sôma, Mitsuru, Noda, Hirotomo, Watanabe, Jun-ichi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomy Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Ices Impact processes Infrared observations Moon, Surface Solar system
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