Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975p%26ss...23.1391z&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, vol. 23, Oct. 1975, p. 1391-1397.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Cosmic Dust, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spatial Distribution, Cosmology, Lunar Rocks, Particle Flux Density, Pioneer 8 Space Probe, Pioneer 9 Space Probe, Solar System
Scientific paper
The heliocentric radial distribution of the flux of hyperbolic cosmic dust particles, as measured by the Pioneer 8 and 9 spacecraft, is closely related to the radial variation of the spatial density of source or parent meteoroids. Within the limits of the experimental and theoretical uncertainties the spatial density of parent meteoroids, as deduced from the hyperbolic cosmic dust data, is found to be increasing with increasing heliocentric distance in the neighborhood of one AU. Other recent experimental evidence confirms this result. The new results also suggest that the ratio of the areal density of submicron-sized craters to the areal density of millimeter-sized craters will be less on the north-south faces of lunar rocks than on the east-west faces of the same rocks. The change in ratio is not as large as previously thought. It is noted that the solar system is not presently contributing significant amounts of dust to the interstellar medium though it may once have done so.
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