Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8138006 | Icarus | 2014 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
We obtain an empirical relationship between porosity and the interparticle force of granular media based on measurement data on the ground. We apply the relationship to the condition of the surface of small bodies to estimate the porosity and the particle size of the regolith.
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Authors
Masato Kiuchi, Akiko M. Nakamura,