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Atmospheric variations and meteorite production on Mars
Through a combination of aerobraking (drag deceleration) and ablation, meteoroids which enter planetary atmospheres may be slowed sufficiently to soft-land as meteorites. Results of an earlier study suggest that the current 6 mbar atmosphere of Mars is sufficient to aerobrake significant numbers of...
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Published in: | Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2006-10, Vol.184 (2), p.424-435 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Through a combination of aerobraking (drag deceleration) and ablation, meteoroids which enter planetary atmospheres may be slowed sufficiently to soft-land as meteorites. Results of an earlier study suggest that the current 6 mbar atmosphere of Mars is sufficient to aerobrake significant numbers of small ( |
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ISSN: | 0019-1035 1090-2643 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.05.013 |