The role of ejecta in the small crater populations on the mid-sized saturnian satellites

Icarus

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 602-621

  Bierhaus, Edward B ^a   Dones, Luke ^b   Alvarellos, José Luis ^c   Zahnle, Kevin ^d  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Safety and Mission Assurance Manager Space Systems Loral   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84856796570     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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