Crater Dimensions on the Dwarf Planets

Crater Dimensions on the Dwarf Planets

The icy dwarf planets of Pluto, Charon, and Ceres provide important geologic comparisons for each other as they possess similar gravities and experience impacts of similar velocities compared to larger planets and moons. Differences in their impact craters can therefore be attributed to differences...

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Main Authors: Veronica J. Bray, Michael F. Zeilnhofer, S. J. Robbins, P. M. Schenk, Kelsi M. Singer, O. L. White, S. A. Stern, S. D. Benecchi, K. A. Durfey, H. A. Weaver, C. B. Olkin, J. R. Spencer, the New Horizons Geology and Geophysics Investigation Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Craters
Ceres
Plutonian satellites
Pluto
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9fec

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9fec

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