NELIOTA: Methods, statistics, and results for meteoroids impacting the Moon

2021-11-15T15:04:51+02:0020/01/2020|

 There have been 79 lunar impact flashes observed with the 1.2 m Kryoneri telescope in Greece. The masses of the meteoroids range between 0.7 g and 8 kg, and their respective sizes between 1 and 20 cm, depending on their assumed density, impact velocity, and luminous efficiency. We find a strong correlation between the observed magnitudes ...