We use a Monte Carlo method to confirm that cratering asymmetries between the leading and trailing hemispheres of synchronously-rotating satellites should be very large; indeed we find that previous work has tended to underestimate the asymmetry.


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    Title :

    Apex-Antapex Cratering Asymmetries on Synchronous Satellites XXXI


    Contributors:
    Zahnle, K. (author) / Dones, L. (author) / Schenk, P. (author)


    Publication date :

    2000-03-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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