| Name: | Rakesh Chandra Narwa |
| Affiliation: | Raffles University |
| Conference ID : | ASI2023_660 |
| Title : | SIMULTANEOUS STUDY OF METEOROID IMPACTS AND ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES ON LUNAR SURFACE |
| Authors : | Dr. N. Rakesh Chandra
Asst. Prof. , School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Raffles University
Ms. Srikanthi Ramachandrula
Associate Director, Research Informatics
Strand Life Sciences, Bengaluru
Dr. M.C. Ajay Kumar
Professor
Auroras Technological and Research Institute, Hyderabad
Dr. P. Vinay Kumar
Associate Professor
Auroras Technological and Research Institute, Hyderabad |
| Mode of Presentation: | Oral |
| Abstract Category : | Sun and the Solar System |
| Abstract : | The elemental abundances on lunar surface are being collected by Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS) onboard CHANDRAYAAN - 2 while meteoroid impacts are observed using - Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory (ALaMO) and NELIOTA. The ALaMO observatory has been capturing lunar impacts since November 2005 while the NELIOTA project captures the same since February 2017. CLASS provides data on elemental compositions of the lunar surface since September 2019. The meteoroid impacts on the lunar surface play a significant role in depositing foreign elements which are rich sources of volatile compounds. The preliminary study accounted for the observations of Mg, Al, Si and S at the sites of meteoroid impact. This simultaneous study helps in understanding the processes that enable transport, sequestration, and loss of volatiles from the lunar surface. The transport of volatiles to lunar poles, the role of lunar regolith as a sink for volatiles can also be understood. This study provides deeper insights into understanding the variation in elemental distribution across the lunar surface and helps researchers in profiling the elemental data.
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