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Determining the momentum transfer in regolith-like targets using the TUM/LRT electro-thermal accelerator

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Chourey, Swapnil; Koschny, Detlef; Rott, Martin; Schmausser, Corinna
Abstract:
Asteroids are small solid bodies that formed during the early stages of the solar system, even before the formation of our own planet. Asteroids have been known to strike our planet Earth ever since its formation, causing a great threat to all existing life forms. One of the means to avert a potential collision of an asteroid with Earth is to deflect the asteroid away from its trajectory towards Earth by means of an impacting spacecraft. This idea is already part of mission designs such as AIDA...     »
Keywords:
Impact experiments; Regolith targets; Electro-thermal accelerator; Asteroid deflection; Momentum enhancement
Journal title:
Planetary and Space Science
Year:
2020
Journal volume:
194
Pages contribution:
105112
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.pss.2020.105112
Publisher:
Elsevier BV
E-ISSN:
0032-0633
Date of publication:
01.12.2020
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