Solar System Ice: Amorphous or Crystalline?
- 14 October 1983
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 222 (4620) , 161-163
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.222.4620.161
Abstract
The role of meteoritic bombardment on icy surfaces in the solar system is investigated. Using recent theoretical results concerning the nature of ejecta from impact craters in ice, the author concludes that the ratio of amorphous to crystalline ice surfaces should be lower than 1.0.Keywords
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