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Thomas, P.C., Veverka, J., Sullivan, R., Simonelli, D.P., Malin, M.C., Caplinger, M., Hartmann, W.K. and James, P.B. (2000). Phobos: Regolith and ejecta blocks investigated with Mars Orbiter Camera images. Journal of Geophysical Research 105: doi: 10.1029/1999JE001204. issn: 0148-0227. |
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Four flybys of Phobos by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft in 1998 allowed imaging at resolutions (~2--7 m) better than obtained for any other satellite or asteroid except Earth's Moon. The images show the interior and vicinity of the large crater Stickney. There are ~2000 identifiable ejecta blocks, the largest about 85 m across. The great majority of these blocks come from Stickney as part of low-velocity ejecta spread eastward by the influence of Phobos's rapid rotation. They appear to have experienced only a few meters, at most, of burial or modification since emplacement. The images also show materials of different albedos within Stickney that mark downslope motion of regolith. The number of craters on the steep slopes of Stickney that are subject to the downslope motion suggests that 4 km) have been degraded to the point that they are no longer recognizable. ¿ 2000 American Geophysical Union |
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Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Impact phenomena, Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Remote sensing, Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Satellites |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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