The effect of target properties on crater morphology: Comparison of central peak craters on the Moon and Ganymede

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1979-1992

  Bray, Veronica J ^a,c   Collins, Gareth S ^a   Morgan, Joanna V ^a   Schenk, Paul M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 62849121344     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00656.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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