Impact cratering on the H chondrite parent asteroid

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Wittmann, Axel ^a   Swindle, Timothy D ^b   Cheek, Leah C ^c   Frank, Elizabeth A ^d   Kring, David A ^a  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; CHONDRITE; COOLING; CRATER; IMPACT STRUCTURE; METALLOGENESIS; METAMORPHISM; PARENT MATERIAL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; RADIONUCLIDE; SILICATE MELT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROILITE;

EID: 77955220904     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003433     Document Type: Article

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