The putative mechanical strength of comet surface material applied to landing on a comet

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 65, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1168-1178

  Biele, Jens ^a   Ulamec, Stephan ^a   Richter, Lutz ^a   Knollenberg, Jörg ^a   Kührt, Ekkehard ^a   Möhlmann, Diedrich ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUNT BODIES; COMET 67P/CHURYUMOV- GERASIMENKO; COMET SURFACE; DEEP IMPACT EXPERIMENT; HARD SURFACE; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; LOW-VELOCITY; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; ROSETTA; SINK-IN; SOFT LANDING; SOFT MATERIAL; SURFACE MATERIALS; SURFACE STRENGTHS; TEMPEL 1;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; IMPACT STRENGTH; LANDING; MATERIALS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

SURFACES;

EID: 68249110130     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.03.041     Document Type: Article

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