Rocket Determination of the Ultra-Violet Reflectivity of the Moon
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- other
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
- Vol. 1 (1) , 11
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1323358000010092
Abstract
We have used rocket-borne photometers to determine the ultra-violet flux of the full moon in the wavelength range 2400-2900A where atmospheric ozone prevents ground-based observations. The lunar fluxes determined in two rocket firings from Woomera on 9th December, 1965, and 30th August, 1966, are summarized in the Table. The results for the two firings have been corrected to full moon values on the assumption that the lunar phase law is the same at these ultra-violet wavelengths as it is in the visible.Keywords
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