Mini-Craters on (101955) Bennu's Boulders: Deriving the Impact Strength of C-Type Objects

Creators: Ballouz, Ronald-Louis; Walsh, Kevin J.; Bottke, William F.; Dellagiustina, D.N.; Al Asad, M.; Michel, Patrick; Avdellidou, Chrysa; Delbo, Marco; Jawin, E.R.; Asphaug, Erik; Barnouin, Olivier; Bennett, C.A.; Bierhaus, E.B.; Connolly Jr., H.C.; Daly, M.G.; Daly, R.T.; Golish, D.R.; Molaro, J.L.; Pajola, Maurizio; Rizk, Bashar; Schwartz, S.R.; Trang, D.; Lauretta, D.S

Others:: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory [Tucson] (LPL) ; University of Arizona; Joseph Louis LAGRANGE (LAGRANGE) ; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

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We found mini-craters on Bennu's boulders. We measure their sizes. We then use scaling laws to derive the strength and collisional lifetimes of C-type objects.

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Mini-Craters on (101955) Bennu's Boulders: Deriving the Impact Strength of C-Type Objects

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