Cratering of icy targets by different impactors: Laboratory experiments and implications for cratering in the Solar System

Icarus

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 274-288

  Burchell, M J ^a   Leliwa Kopystynski J ^b,c   Arakawa, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cratering; Ices; Impact processes; Surfaces, comets; Surfaces, satellites

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744576990     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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