We measured the depths, average diameters, and circularity indices of over 600 micrometeoroid and space debris craters on various metal surfaces exposed to space on the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) satellite, as a test of some of the formalisms used to convert the diameters of craters on space-exposed surfaces into penetration depths for the purpose of calculating impactor sizes or masses. The topics covered include the following: targe materials orientation; crater measurements and sample populations; effects of oblique impacts; effects of projectile velocity; effects of crater size; effects of target hardness; effects of target density; and effects of projectile properties.
Morphology of meteoroid and space debris craters on LDEF metal targets
1994-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Morphology of Meteoroid and Space Debris Craters on LDEF Metal Targets
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994
|Morphology of Meteoroid and Space Debris Craters on LDEF Metal Targets
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994
|Results of the LDEF meteoroid and debris special investigation group
Elsevier | 1993
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