The MEMIN research unit: Scaling impact cratering experiments in porous sandstones

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-22

  Poelchau, Michael H ^a   Kenkmann, Thomas ^a   Thoma, Klaus ^b   Hoerth, Tobias ^b   Dufresne, Anja ^a   Schäfer, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

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EID: 84873060129     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/maps.12016     Document Type: Article

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