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Marshall, J.R., Fogleman, G., Greeley, R., Hixon, R. and Tucker, D. (1991). Adhesion and abrasion of surface materials in the Venusian aeolian environment. Journal of Geophysical Research 96: doi: 10.1029/90JB00790. issn: 0148-0227. |
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In laboratory simulations of the Venusian enviroment, rock and mineral ''target'' surfaces struck by aeolian particles develop a thin layer of accretionary material derived from the particles' attrition debris. Accretion may be (in part) a manifestation of ''cold welding,'' a process well known in engineering, where bonding occurs between metals at a tribological interface. Accretion on geological materials was found to occur at all Venusian surface temperatures and for all types of materials tested. First-order variations in the amount deposited by particles are related to relative attrition susceptibilities. Second-order variations relate to properties of the particle-target interface. Variations in accretion volume are apparently independent of mineral chemistry and are only weakly dependent on crystallography. The results suggest that accretion should be a fairly universal phenomenon in area of Venus subject to aeolian activity. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1991 |
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Keywords
Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Surface materials and properties |
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