Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Penetration structures revealed by a Skylab experiment dealing with exposure of single and double layers of 500-800 A thick gold foil to micrometeorites are examined. Examination of all double-layered gold foils revealed that particles producing holes of any type greater than 5 microns in diameter in the first foil break up into many fragments which in turn produce many more holes in the second foil. Evidence of an original particle is not found on any stainless steel plate below the foils, except in one instance. A precise relationship between the size of the event and the mass of the particle producing it could not be determined due to the extreme morphological variety in penetration effects. Fluxes from gold foil and crater experiments are briefly discussed.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
Symposium and Workshop on Results from Coordinated Upper Atmosphere Measurement Programs; May 29, 1975 - May 31, 1975|Open Meetings of Working Groups on Physical Sciences; May 29, 1975 - Jun 07, 1975; Varna; Bulgaria
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