Ejecta-megaregolith accumulation on planetesimals and large asteroids

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-78

  Warren, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79851509660     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01138.x     Document Type: Article

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