Origin of the Ganymede-Callisto dichotomy by impacts during the late heavy bombardment

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-167

  Barr, Amy C ^a   Canup, Robin M ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLISTO; COMET; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; GANYMEDE; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; ION; JUPITER; PLANETARY SURFACE; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 77949357370     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo746     Document Type: Article

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