Implications of cohesive strength in asteroid interiors and surfaces and its measurement
Abstract Recent observations and theory have indicated that rubble pile asteroids may have a small, but finite, level of tensile strength, allowing them to spin above their spin deformation limit as defined in Holsapple (Icarus 205:430–442, 2010). In Sánchez and Scheeres (Meteorit Planet Sci 49:788–...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Progress in Earth and Planetary Science |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-018-0182-9 |