Differential cratering of synchronously rotating satellites by ecliptic comets

Icarus

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 111-129

  Zahnle, Kevin ^a   Schenk, Paul ^b   Sobieszczyk, Steven ^c   Dones, Luke ^d   Levison, Harold F ^d  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comets; Cratering; Satellites of Jupiter; Satellites, general; Triton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035185701     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2001.6668     Document Type: Article

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