Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-02-12
Publ.Astron.Obs.Belgrade,vol.90,pp.205-208 (2010)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
plain LaTeX,presented at the 6 SREAC meeting Belgrade,September 2009.,and to appear in the proceedings
Scientific paper
This contribution is a first step aiming to address a general question: what can be concluded on impact craters which exist on various planetary system objects, by combining astronomical data and known theoretical results from solid state physics. Assuming that the material of the target body is of crystaline structure,it is shown that a simple calculation gives the possibility of estimating the speed of the impactor responsible for the creation of a crater.A test value,calculated using observed data on the composition of some asteroids,gives a value of the speed in good agreement with results of celestial mechanics.
Celebonovic Vladan
Souchay Jean
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