Investigating the interactions between an atmosphere and an ejecta curtain 1. Wind tunnel tests

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E11, 1999, Pages 27105-27115

  Barnouin Jha, O S ^a,c   Schultz, P H ^a   Lever, J H ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; ATMOSPHERE; EJECTA; IMPACT STRUCTURE;

EID: 16644403378     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001026     Document Type: Article

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