Impact penetrometry on a comet nucleus - Interpretation of laboratory data using penetration models

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 575-598

  Kömle, Norbert I ^a   Ball, Andrew J ^b,d   Kargl, Günter ^a   Keller, Thomas ^a,b   Macher, Wolfgang ^a   Thiel, Markus ^c   Stöcker, Jakob ^a   Rohe, Christian ^c  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035337961     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(00)00169-0     Document Type: Article

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