Micrometeoroids within ten earth radii

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Apr 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979p%26ss...27..511f&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 27, Apr. 1979, p. 511-531.

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Heos B Satellite, Interplanetary Dust, Mass Flow Rate, Micrometeoroids, Electrostatics, Magnetopause, Perigees, Plasma Sheaths, Spatial Distribution, Swarming, Tables (Data)

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The paper investigates the dust particle population within 10-earth-radii altitudes, observed by the HEOS 2 dust experiment between 7 February 1972 and 2 August 1974 for a total of 431 particles recorded. It is shown that the random particles and the group events are only slightly enhanced in comparison with the interplanetary particle population at 1 AU. This enhancement can be interpreted as being due to the gravitational field of the earth. The particle bursts are interpreted as ejecta particles from meteorite impacts on the surface of the moon (groups) and as fragmentation products of fragile larger bodies in the 10-1,000,000 g mass range within the earth's magnetosphere (auroral zones) at 10 earth radii (swarms).

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