Atmospheric Interactions of Ejecta on Earth and Mars Including the Effect of Vaporization

Atmospheres play an important role in ejecta deposition after an impact event. Many impact experiments and simulations neglect the effect of atmospheres. We simulate ejecta plumes created by craters with transient diameters of 2 and 20 km on Mars and Earth, to show the effect atmospheric density and...

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Main Authors: M. A. Carlson, H. J. Melosh, B. C. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acf9f1