Shock metamorphism of planetary silicate rocks and sediments: Proposal for an updated classification system

D Stöffler, C Hamann, K Metzler - Meteoritics & Planetary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We reevaluate the systematics and geologic setting of terrestrial, lunar, Martian, and
asteroidal “impactites” resulting from single or multiple impacts. For impactites derived from …

Lunar regolith and substructure at Chang'E-4 landing site in South Pole–Aitken basin

J Zhang, B Zhou, Y Lin, MH Zhu, H Song, Z Dong… - nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin is the oldest and largest impact structure on the
Moon, and it gives particular insight on the lunar interior composition,–. However, the …

Effects of impact and target parameters on the results of a kinetic impactor: predictions for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission

AM Stickle, ME DeCoster, C Burger… - The planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will impact into the
asteroid Dimorphos on 2022 September 26 as a test of the kinetic impactor technique for …

[HTML][HTML] Impact Earth: A review of the terrestrial impact record

GR Osinski, RAF Grieve, L Ferrière, A Losiak… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, it has become increasingly clear that the impact of interplanetary
bodies on other planetary bodies is one of the most ubiquitous and important geological …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of the projectile geometry on the momentum transfer from a kinetic impactor and implications for the DART mission

SD Raducan, M Jutzi, TM Davison, ME DeCoster… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The DART spacecraft will impact Didymos's secondary, Dimorphos, at the end of 2022 and
cause a change in the orbital period of the secondary. For simplicity, most previous …

The role of asteroid strength, porosity and internal friction in impact momentum transfer

SD Raducan, TM Davison, R Luther, GS Collins - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
Earth is continually impacted by very small asteroids and debris, and a larger object, though
uncommon, could produce a severe natural hazard. During impact crater formation the …

Impact remnants rich in carbonaceous chondrites detected on the Moon by the Chang'e-4 rover

Y Yang, S Li, MH Zhu, Y Liu, B Wu, J Du, W Fa, R Xu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Moon has experienced an intense bombardment history since its formation. Fragments
of the impactor can remain on the lunar surface,–and can provide evidence of the evolution …

Momentum enhancement during kinetic impacts in the low-intermediate-strength regime: benchmarking and validation of impact shock physics codes

R Luther, SD Raducan, C Burger… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In 2022 September, the DART spacecraft (NASA's contribution to the Asteroid Impact &
Deflection Assessment (AIDA) collaboration) will impact the asteroid Dimorphos, the …

The effect of target properties on transient crater scaling for simple craters

NC Prieur, T Rolf, R Luther… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of the coefficient of friction and porosity on impact cratering are not sufficiently
considered in scaling laws that predict the crater size from a known impactor size, velocity …

Benchmarking impact hydrocodes in the strength regime: Implications for modeling deflection by a kinetic impactor

AM Stickle, MB Syal, AF Cheng, GS Collins… - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a NASA-sponsored mission that
will be the first direct test of the kinetic impactor technique for planetary defense. The DART …