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On August 1, 2013 at 02:21:55.7 UT, a small meteoroid has impacted the Moons surface. The kinetic energy transformed by the impact into thermal energy also caused a short and intense flash of light that was detected by telescopes of R. Lena, A. Manna and S. Sposetti.

The simultaneity of the flash and the same position on the lunar surface indicates it is an impact. The event described above has been observed by Raffaello Lena (GLR group, Rome Italy) with a refractor 130 mm and with a…

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selenology today 27 and preceding issue on line with three articles,

webpagehttp://digilander.libero.it/glrgroup/

Thanks for your attention
Raffaello Lena

selenology today 24
On line with three articles, including a study for old TLP and three meteoroidal impacts recorded on April 2011
The issue and more is present in the webpage


http://digilander.libero.it/glrgroup/
Raffaello Lena

full analysis and article of the event recorded on february 11 2011, which very likely is a metoroidal impact on the moon.

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http://digilander.libero.it/glrgroup/







Summary

Detection of a meteoroidal impact on the Moon







By Stefano Sposetti (a), Marco Iten (b) and Raffaello Lena (c)







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we have released a special issue (as a bulletin) of Selenology Today 22.

In this issue (as pdf file and also as webpage in html version) is reported a probable lunar impact on february 11 2010.

The intensity of the flash is well above the noise level, the event covers several frames, and the confirmation comes from the fact that it was detected by two independent distant observers.



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