97 citations · 99 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
2 papers
astro-ph.EP2021★ 2 cited
Cratering of Soil by Impinging Jets of Gas, with Application to Landing Rockets on Planetary Surfaces
Philip T. Metzger, Bruce T. Vu, D. E. Taylor +9
Several physical mechanisms are involved in excavating granular materials beneath a vertical jet of gas. These occur, for example, beneath the exhaust plume of a rocket landing on…
cond-mat.soft2009★ 97 cited
Jet-induced cratering of a granular surface with application to lunar spaceports
Philip T. Metzger, Christopher D. Immer, Carly M. Donahue +3
The erosion of lunar soil by rocket exhaust plumes is investigated experimentally. This has identified the diffusion-driven flow in the bulk of the sand as an important but previou…