Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983sci...222..161s&link_type=abstract
Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 222, Oct. 14, 1983, p. 161-163.
Physics
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Crystallinity, Gas Giant Planets, Ice Formation, Impact Melts, Meteorite Craters, Solar System, Amorphous Materials, Ejecta, Hypervelocity Impact, Satellite Surfaces, Icy Bodies, Planets, Satellites, Solar System, Ejecta, Bombardment, Meteorites, Impacts, Theoretical Studies, Ice, Craters, Formation, Thermal Properties, Optical Properties, Surface
Scientific paper
The meteoritic bombardment of icy surfaces is discussed, focusing on the formation of amorphous ice and its thermal, mechanical, and optical properties. A numerical code has been developed for evaluating the ratio of the volume of the melted and vaporized ice target to the volume of the projectile that has impacted the surface and left a crater. However, water will only vaporize with impact speeds over 4 to 6 km/sec, and subsequent condensation into ice below 150 K will produce amorphous ice. A denser form of amorphous ice exists below 10 K, with the transition into a crystalline form occurring above 150 K. Maximum impact velocities have been defined for all major bodies in the solar system, with the finding that crystalline ice will form in the crater while amorphous ice will form on the ejecta. The amount of each is dependent on the ratio of solidified water to condensed water vapor and on the fraction of solid ejecta.
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