Dynamic tensile strength of terrestrial rocks and application to impact cratering

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-246

  Al, Huirong Anita ^a   Ahrens, Thomas J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; ECLOGITE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GABBRO; IMPACT STRUCTURE; SANDSTONE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 2142822453     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00338.x     Document Type: Article

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