How Long-lived Grains Dominate the Shape of the Zodiacal Cloud

Grain–grain collisions shape the three-dimensional size and velocity distribution of the inner Zodiacal Cloud and the impact rates of dust on inner planets, yet they remain the least understood sink of zodiacal dust grains. For the first time, we combine the collisional grooming method combined with...

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Main Authors: Petr Pokorný, Althea V. Moorhead, Marc J. Kuchner, Jamey R. Szalay, David M. Malaspina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad2de8