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astro-ph.EP2012★ 45 cited
Cratering Experiments on the Self Armoring of Coarse-Grained Granular Targets
Carsten Güttler, Naru Hirata, Akiko M. Nakamura
Recently published crater statistics on the small asteroids 25143 Itokawa and 433 Eros show a significant depletion of craters below approx. 100 m in diameter. Possible mechanisms…
astro-ph.EP2012★ 220 cited
Planetesimal formation by sweep-up: How the bouncing barrier can be beneficial to growth
Fredrik Windmark, Til Birnstiel, Carsten Güttler +3
The formation of planetesimals is often accredited to collisional sticking of dust grains. The exact process is unknown, as collisions between larger aggregates tend to lead to fra…