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Bombardment history of the Saturn systemCrater distributions on Voyager images of Saturn's satellites are analyzed and models of relative cratering rates on these bodies are developed on the basis of orbital dynamics. A history of satellite bombardment, disruption, and resurfacing in the Saturn system is constructed, concentrating on Rhea. It is suggested that the surface of Rhea has approached saturation equilibrium for craters with diameters up to 32 km. Also, the disruption probabilities of Saturn's inner moons are estimated.
Document ID
19890029677
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lissauer, Jack J.
(New York, State University Stony Brook; California, University, Santa Barbara, United States)
Squyres, Steven W.
(Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Hartmann, William K.
(Science Applications International Corp. Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
November 10, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 93
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
89A17048
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-05-010-062
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-4295
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3728
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1107
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1023
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Public
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