Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
The main results of plasma cislunar investigations, carried out during Luna-19 and Luna-22 spacecraft flights by means of dual frequency dispersion interferrometry, are briefly outlined. It is shown that a thin layer of plasma, with a height of several tens of kilometers and a maximum concentration of the order 1,000 electrons/cu cm exists above the solar illuminated lunar surface. A physical model of the formation and existence of such a plasma in cislunar space is proposed, taking into account the influence of local magnetic areas on the moon.
Keywords:
ASTROPHYSICS
Type:
NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center Solar-Wind Interaction with the Planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars; p 81-85
Format:
application/pdf