Cometary nuclei and tidal disruption: The geologic record of crater chains on callisto and ganymede

Icarus

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-274

  Schenk, Paul M ^a   Asphaug, Erik ^b   McKinnon, William B ^c   Melosh, H J ^d   Weissman, Paul R ^e  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e NONE

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EID: 0030162043     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.0084     Document Type: Article

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