The Boulder Population of Asteroid 4 Vesta: Size‐Frequency Distribution and Survival Time
Abstract Dawn's framing camera observed boulders on the surface of Vesta when the spacecraftwas in its lowest orbit (Low Altitude Mapping Orbit, LAMO). We identified, measured, and mapped boulders in LAMO images, which have a scale of 20 m per pixel. We estimate that our sample is virtually com...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2021-02-01
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Series: | Earth and Space Science |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000941 |