Morphology and population of binary asteroid impact craters

Observational data show that in the Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) region 15% of asteroids are binary. However, the observed number of plausible doublet craters is 2–4% on Earth and 2–3% on Mars. This discrepancy between the percentage of binary asteroids and doublets on Earth and Mars may imply that not...

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Main Authors: Miljkovic, Katarina, Collins, G, Mannick, Sahil, Bland, Philip
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science BV 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33107