@article{fdi:010064746,
  title = {{F}irst lunar flashes observed from {M}orocco ({ILIAD} {N}etwork) : implications for lunar seismology},
  author = {{L}arbi, {M}. {A}. {M}. and {D}aassou, {A}. and {B}aratoux, {D}avid and {B}ouley, {S}. and {B}enkhaldoun, {Z}. and {L}azrek, {M}. and {G}arcia, {R}. and {C}olas, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e report the detection of two transient luminous events recorded on the lunar surface on {F}ebruary 6, 2013, at 06:29:56.7 {UT} and {A}pril 14, 2013, 20:00:45.4 from the {A}tlas {G}olf {M}arrakech observatory in {M}orocco. {E}stimated visual magnitudes are 9.4 +/- {A} 0.2 and 7.7 +/- {A} 0.2. {W}e show that these events have the typical characteristics of impact flashes generated by meteoroids impacting the lunar surface, despite proof using two different telescopes is not available. {A}ssuming these events were lunar impact flashes, meteoroid masses are 0.3 +/- {A} 0.05 and 1.8 +/- {A} 0.3 kg, corresponding to diameters of 7-8 and 14-15 cm for a density of 1500 kg m(-3). {T}he meteoroids would have produced craters of about 2.6 +/- {A} 0.3 and 4.4 +/- {A} 0.3 m in diameter. {W}e then present a method based on the identification of lunar features illuminated by the {E}arthshine to determine the position of the flash. {T}he method does not require any information about the observation geometry or lunar configuration. {T}he coordinates are respectively 08.15{A} degrees {A} {A} +/- {A} 0.15{A} degrees {S} 59.1{A} degrees {A} {A} +/- {A} 0.15{A} degrees {E} and 26.81{A} degrees {A} {A} +/- {A} 0.15{A} degrees {N} 09.10{A} degrees {A} {A} +/- {A} 0.15{A} degrees {W}. {F}urther improvement on the determination of the flash position is necessary for seismological applications. {T}his studies demonstrates that permanent lunar impact flashes observation programs may be run in different parts of the globe using mid-sized telescopes. {W}e call for the development of an international lunar impact astronomical detection networks that would represent an opportunity for scientific and cultural developments in countries where astronomy is under-represented.},
  keywords = {{M}eteoroids ; {I}mpact flash ; {C}rater ; {M}oon ; {MAROC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}arth {M}oon and {P}lanets},
  volume = {115},
  numero = {1-4},
  pages = {1--21},
  ISSN = {0167-9295},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11038-015-9462-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064746},
}