Measurements of lunar sky brightness on Lunokhod-2

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Nov 1974

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974kosis..12..910z&link_type=abstract

Kosmicheskie Issledovaniia, vol. 12, Nov.-Dec. 1974, p. 910-916. In Russian.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Astronomical Photometry, Lunar Luminescence, Lunokhod Lunar Roving Vehicles, Sky Brightness, Albedo, Light Scattering, Lunar Dust, Ultraviolet Radiation

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The luminescence of the lunar day and night sky, measured with an astrophotometer aboard Lunokhod-2, was higher than expected in the UV and especially in the visible region of the spectrum. The excess luminescence reveals a characteristic run with solar zenith distance and, if attributed to a diffusive medium, gives the same ratio of visible albedo to UV albedo as lunar dust. It is shown that the measurement results can be explained by the presence of a very rarefied swarm of dust particles around the moon, scattering light from the sun and earth and possibly formed as a result of meteor bombardment of the moon's surface.

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