Venus - Satellite orbital decay, ephemeral ring formation, and subsequent crater production

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May 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992georl..19.1025b&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 19, no. 10, May 22, 1992, p. 1025-1028.

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Natural Satellites, Orbit Decay, Planetary Craters, Planetary Rings, Venus Surface, Planetary Geology, Planetary Orbits, Roche Limit, Tides

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The question of whether most or even all of the observed impact features on the surface of Venus can be derived from satellitic material is addressed. Consideration is given to the hypothesis that the craters retained on the surface of Venus were all emplaced within a relatively short interval, as collisional fragments of a former satellite impacted the surface. It is concluded that the areal density of craters may provide no absolute age information at all: the craters may be as recent as the last significant satellite loss event.

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