143 citations · 184 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
Showing astro-ph.EPShow all
2 papers · 1 filter
astro-ph.EP2019★ 41 cited
The microstructural evolution of water ice in the solar system through sintering
Jamie L. Molaro, Mathieu Choukroun, Cynthia B. Phillips +5
Ice sintering is a form of metamorphism that drives the microstructural evolution of an aggregate of grains through surface and volume diffusion. This leads to an increase in the g…
astro-ph.EP2017★ 143 cited
Thermally induced stresses in boulders on airless body surfaces, and implications for rock breakdown
Jamie L. Molaro, Shane Byrne, Jia-Liang Le
This work investigates the macroscopic thermomechanical behavior of lunar boulders by modeling their response to diurnal thermal forcing. Our results reveal a bimodal, spatiotempor…