Micrometeoroid impacts on spacecraft: Can asteroidal and cometary dust be distinguished?

Kearsley, A.T., Burchell, Mark J., Price, M.C., Graham, G.A., Wozniakiewicz, Penelope J., Cole, Mike J. (2009) Micrometeoroid impacts on spacecraft: Can asteroidal and cometary dust be distinguished? In: European Space Agency Special Publication (ESA SP). 672 SP (79663). European Space Agency ISBN 978-92-9221-236-0. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:53881)

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Abstract

Both cometary and asteroidal sources should contribute to the population of micrometeoroids (MM) reaching Earth [1,2], although there is debate as to their relative numbers. Small impact features on spacecraft surfaces returned from low Earth orbit (LEO) can provide sufficient evidence to distinguish some, but certainly not all, impacts from these dust sources. In this paper we review the difficulties in attributing a source to MM impactors.

Item Type:	Conference or workshop item (Proceeding)
Uncontrolled keywords:	Cometary dusts, Dust sources, Impactors, Low-Earth orbit, Micrometeoroid impacts, Spacecraft surfaces, Dust, Orbits, Population statistics, Spacecraft, Space debris
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy > QB651 Planets, Minor
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User:	Giles Tarver
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2016 10:27 UTC
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 10:41 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/53881 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Burchell, Mark J..

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Price, M.C..

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Wozniakiewicz, Penelope J..

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Cole, Mike J..

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