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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Main Authors: Stefan E. Schröder, Uri Carsenty, Ernst Hauber, Franziska Schulzeck, Carol A. Raymond, Christopher T. Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021-02-01
Series:Earth and Space Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000941