Impact into lunar regolith inhibits high-velocity ejection of large blocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Bart, G D ^a   Melosh, H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; EJECTA; IMPACT; LUNAR MANTLE; METEORITE; MORPHOLOGY; REGOLITH;

EID: 77956332078     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003441     Document Type: Article

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