Ballistic limit equations for spacecraft shielding

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1-10, 2001, Pages 93-104

  Christiansen, Eric L ^a   Kerr, Justin H ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic limit equations; Meteoroid orbital debris protection; Shielding

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342589921     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(01)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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