The effect of a thin weak layer covering a basalt block on the impact cratering process

Icarus

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 751-759

  Dohi, Koji ^a   Arakawa, Masahiko ^b   Okamoto, Chisato ^c   Hasegawa, Sunao ^d   Yasui, Minami ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asteroids, surfaces; Cratering; Impact processes; Moon, surface; Regoliths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857721807     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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