Long-term evolution of the Martian crust-mantle system

M Grott, D Baratoux, E Hauber, V Sautter… - Space Science …, 2013 - Springer
Lacking plate tectonics and crustal recycling, the long-term evolution of the crust-mantle
system of Mars is driven by mantle convection, partial melting, and silicate differentiation …

Instrumental methods for professional and amateur collaborations in planetary astronomy

O Mousis, R Hueso, JP Beaulieu, S Bouley… - Experimental …, 2014 - Springer
Amateur contributions to professional publications have increased exponentially over the
last decades in the field of planetary astronomy. Here we review the different domains of the …

The flux of kilogram-sized meteoroids from lunar impact monitoring

RM Suggs, DE Moser, WJ Cooke, RJ Suggs - Icarus, 2014 - Elsevier
The flashes from meteoroid impacts on the Moon are useful in determining the flux of
impactors with masses as low as a few tens of grams. A routine monitoring program at …

Meteoroids detection with the LUMIO lunar CubeSat

F Topputo, G Merisio, V Franzese, C Giordano… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer (LUMIO) is a CubeSat mission to observe,
quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts on the lunar farside by detecting their …

Orbit design for LUMIO: The lunar meteoroid impacts observer

AM Cipriano, DA Dei Tos, F Topputo - Frontiers in Astronomy and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer, or LUMIO, is a space mission concept awarded
winner of ESA's SysNova Competition “Lunar CubeSats for Exploration,” and as such it is …

Impacts on the Moon: Analysis methods and size distribution of impactors

C Avdellidou, E Munaibari, R Larson… - Planetary and Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
We are preparing a telescope system to carry out a survey of detection and analysis of lunar
impact flashes. In the framework of this project, here we present all necessary methods to …

Analysis of Moon impact flashes detected during the 2012 and 2013 Perseids

JM Madiedo, JL Ortiz, F Organero… - Astronomy & …, 2015 - aanda.org
We present the results of our Moon impact flash detection campaigns performed around the
maximum activity period of the Perseid meteor shower in 2012 and 2013. Just one flash …

Present-day model of lunar meteoroids and their impact flashes for LUMIO mission

G Merisio, F Topputo - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer (LUMIO) is a CubeSat mission to observe,
quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts by detecting their flashes on the lunar …

Temperatures of lunar impact flashes: mass and size distribution of small impactors hitting the Moon

C Avdellidou, J Vaubaillon - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Lunar impact flashes have been monitored over the last 20 yr for determining the mass
frequency distribution of near-Earth objects in the cm-dm size range. In this work, using …

NELIOTA: The wide-field, high-cadence, lunar monitoring system at the prime focus of the Kryoneri telescope

EM Xilouris, AZ Bonanos, I Bellas-Velidis… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
We present the technical specifications and first results of the ESA-funded, lunar monitoring
project “NELIOTA”(NEO Lunar Impacts and Optical TrAnsients) at the National Observatory …