The effect of ambient pressure and impactor geometry on low speed penetration of unconsolidated materials

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1229-1234

  Garry, J R C ^a   Towner, M C ^b   Ball, A J ^c   Zarnecki, J C ^b   Marcou, G ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

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EID: 0040960801     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00189-1     Document Type: Article

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