Electrostatic Repulsion of Dust from Planetary Surfaces

Electrostatic Repulsion of Dust from Planetary Surfaces

Surfaces of planetary bodies can have strong electric fields, subjecting conductive grains to repulsive electrostatic forces. This has been proposed as a mechanism to eject grains from the ground. To quantify this process, we study millimeter-sized basalt aggregates consisting of micrometer constitu...

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Main Authors: F. Chioma Onyeagusi, Felix Jungmann, Jens Teiser, Gerhard Wurm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Dust physics
Charge transfer
Atmospheric dynamics
Planetary surfaces
Surface processes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acad7f

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acad7f

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