MIDAS: Software for the detection and analysis of lunar impact flashes
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Since 2009 we are running a project to identify flashes produced by the impact of meteoroids on the surface of the Moon. For this purpose we are employing small telescopes and high-sensitivity CCD video cameras. To automatically identify these events a software package called MIDAS was developed and tested. This package can also perform the photometric analysis of these flashes and estimate the value of the luminous efficiency. Besides, we have implemented in MIDAS a new method to establish which is the likely source of the meteoroids (known meteoroid stream or sporadic background). The main features of this computer program are analyzed here, and some examples of lunar impact events are presented.
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Mare versus highland lunar impact flash light curve dichotomy
Lunar impact flashes on highlands exhibit longer and shallower decay than on maria, with the dual-size ejecta model attributing the difference mainly to fine droplets and indicating lithology dependence in early cratering.
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