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La ionosfera lunare studiata per mezzo delle occultazioni della sonda SMART-1

Pluchino, S.; Maccaferri, G.; Schilliró, F. +3 more

European spacecraft SMART-1 provided an opportunity to investigate the lunar ionosphere. A set of occulations of the Moon ionosphere was obtained between August 29th and September 1st 2006. Radio occulation data in S, X and Ka-band by #2 32-meter IRA-INAF radiotelescopes were gathered. A good model of the lunar ionosphere emerged.