most citedThermally induced stresses in boulders on airless body surfaces, and implications for rock breakdown

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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…