Density distribution of meteoric matter in the vicinity of a planet

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Mar 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977avest..11...40a&link_type=abstract

Astronomicheskii Vestnik, vol. 11, Jan.-Mar. 1977, p. 40-46. In Russian.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Density Distribution, Ephemerides, Micrometeorites, Moon, Statistical Correlation, Center Of Gravity, Computer Techniques, Elliptical Orbits, Orbit Calculation, Quadratures

Scientific paper

It is proposed that the density distribution of meteoric matter near a planet can be determined by computing the occurrence frequency of test particles in a specified volume of space about the planet. Transformation from a relative to an absolute density distribution is discussed, and application of the proposed method is demonstrated by using the moon as a 'test particle'. The density distribution of lunar matter 'spread out' in the plane of the ecliptic is analyzed. The results show that there is a significant difference between the actual distribution of lunar matter and that which would exist if the moon were to move along an ellipse with a mean semimajor axis of 384,400 km and an eccentricity of 0.0549.

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