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Cervone, A. (author), Topputo, F. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Turan, E. (author), Di Lizia, P. (author), Massari, M. (author), Costa, E. (author), Bertels, E. (author)The Earth-Moon system is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of different size and impact speed. Observation of the impacts on the Moon can enable thorough characterization of the Lunar meteoroid flux, which is similar to that of the Earth. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, a...journal article 2022
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Speretta, S. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Turan, E. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Bosman, B.N. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author)The Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) is a mission designed to observe, quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts by detecting their flashes on the lunar far side. Earth-based lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, while a lunar orbiter can improve the detection rate of lunar meteoroid...conference paper 2021
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Cervone, A. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author), Merisio, G. (author)The Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO), one of the two winning concepts of the SysNova Lunar CubeSats for Exploration call by ESA, is a mission designed to observe, quantify, and characterize the meteoroid impacts on the Lunar far side by detecting the flashes generated by the impact. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by...conference paper 2021