Large Craters on Small Objects: Occurrence, Morphology, and Effects

Icarus

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-96

  Thomas, P C ^a  

^a National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Cratering; Satellites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003106441     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6211     Document Type: Article

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