Fast-moving lunar phenomena.

Details Fast-moving lunar phenomena. Fast-moving lunar phenomena.

Feb 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997stast..39..135a&link_type=abstract

Strolling Astron., Vol. 39, No. 3, p. 135 - 138

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Moon: Transient Phenomena

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From time to time reports have appeared in the literature describing fast-moving objects (FMOs) moving across or near the lunar surface. Typically, these take the form of either light or dark spots, with apparent velocities of 0°001 - 0°1/sec and a duration under one minute. The author evaluated the hypothesis that such phenomena are of terrestrial origin and only appear projected against the Moon by chance. Statistical analysis, however, reveals a significant excess of sightings in the Mare Imbrium area relative to the Mare Nectaris-Foecunditatis area. These unexpected results, as well as the trajectory angle of some of these objects, imply that FMOs may be of lunar origin.

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