Lunar apex-antapex cratering asymmetry as an impactor recorder in the Earth-Moon system

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-288

  Morota, Tomokatsu ^a   Haruyama, Jun'ichi ^a   Honda, Chikatoshi ^a   Yokota, Yasuhiro ^a   Ohtake, Makiko ^a   Furumoto, Muneyoshi ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cratering asymmetry; Cratering chronology; Earth Moon system; Impactor; Near Earth Objects

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); SATELLITES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CRATERING ASYMMETRY; CRATERING CHRONOLOGY; EARTH-MOON SYSTEMS; NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS;

LUNAR MISSIONS;

EID: 44449088431     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.05.055     Document Type: Article

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