Deep Impact: Excavating Comet Tempel 1
Work
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Deep Impact collided with comet Tempel 1, excavating a crater controlled by gravity. The comet's outer layer is composed of 1- to 100-micrometer fine particles with negligible strength (<65 pascals... more
Source: Science
Institutions University of Maryland, College Park, North Carolina Space Grant Consortium, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Max Planck Society +3 more
Cites: 20
Cited by: 789
Related to: 10
FWCI: 51.3
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.99
Topic: Astro and Planetary Science
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze