COLLISIONS BETWEEN WEST FORD NEEDLES AND MICROMETEORITES

Abstract

Efforts were directed toward the study of the belt of needles from Project West Ford. Over a period of eight years there are sufficient collisions of micrometeorites with the needles to break most of them.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 1963
Accession Number
AD0408328

Entities

People

  • A. Sauval

Organizations

  • University of Liège

Tags

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  • Space

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  • Heat Of Vaporization
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