The measurements of sky brightness on Lunokhod-2

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Sep 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975moon...14..123s&link_type=abstract

(Lunar Science Institute, Conference on Interactions of the Interplanetary Plasma with the Modern and Ancient Moon, Lake Geneva,

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Light Scattering, Lunar Environment, Lunokhod Lunar Roving Vehicles, Sky Brightness, Astronomical Photometry, Lunar Dust, Lunar Exploration, Ultraviolet Radiation, Zenith

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An astrophotometer was used for measurements of lunar sky brightness in the visible and ultraviolet ranges during day and night. The data obtained showed unexpectedly high values of brightness during the lunar day in the visible region. From measurements during lunar 'twilight' conditions and from the dependence of excessive flux on zenith distance from the sun, it is concluded that the effect is due to scattering of solar radiation by dust particles above the surface of the moon. Some evidence in favor of dust clouds around the moon is presented.

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