• Zarana D. Gandhi
• Hiral P. Chaudhary
• Nabila Shaikh

Abstract—This paper explains the basic concept of a lunar surface topography and charging phenomenon. Moon is natural satellite of the earth as well as closet object to it. Moon was formed about 4.6 billion years ago. It is continuously exposed to solar rays and solar wind plasma. Due to large craters and elevation angle of the sun, some part of the surface is exposed to sunlight while other may be in shadowed region. This may charge lunar surface with few value of potential. Here we studied few papers related to same problem which gives the idea about lunar surface charging, levitation and effect of surface topography.

crater; levitation; lunar; plasma; solar wind; topography

"A Reviw Article on Effect of Surface Topography on Dust Levitation in Lunar Surface", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.1, Issue 7, page no.776-779, December-2014, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1407036.pdf

"A Reviw Article on Effect of Surface Topography on Dust Levitation in Lunar Surface", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.1, Issue 7, page no. pp776-779, December-2014, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1407036.pdf