Micrometeoroid abrasion of lunar rocks: A Monte Carlo simulation
Micrometeoroid abrasion of lunar rocks: A Monte Carlo simulation
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Date
1974
Authors
Hörz, Friedrich, 1940-
Schneider, Eberhard
Hill, Richard E.
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Pergamon Press
Abstract
A Monte Carlo computer model was developed to simulate impact histories and erosion by single particle abrasion of lunar rock surfaces. Microcrater frequencies derived from lunar rocks were used to calculate magnitude and probability of each cratering event.
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Lunar petrology,
Lunar surface samples
Citation
Proceedings of the Fifth Lunar Conference (Supplement 5, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta) Vol. 3 pp. 2397-2412 (1974)