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Abstract
There are tens of millions of asteroids in the Solar System. The idea that many asteroid craters are formed by material being crushed rather than explosively ejected is surprising, but it has the potential to resolve a long-standing question about how planets form.
Details
Title
Survival of the weakest
Author
Asphaug, Erik
Pages
127-128
Publication year
1999
Publication date
Nov 11, 1999
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
204474387
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Nov 11, 1999