Catastrophic disruption of layered ice-silicate bodies
Large icy Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) such as Pluto have observed densities on the order of 1.8 - 2.0 g cm-3. This indicates that they are made up of some combination of ice and silicate material; their size further implies that they will possess a differentiated structure with ice dominating towards...
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University of Kent
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589961 |