Asteroid regolith strength: Role of grain size and surface properties
Julie Brisset, Paul Sánchez, Christopher Cox, Dennis Corraliza, John Hatchitt, Alexander Madison, Thomas Miletich
Topics & Concepts
RegolithCohesion (chemistry)Materials scienceGrain sizeUltimate tensile strengthAngle of reposeComposite materialAsteroidGranular materialShear strength (soil)Geotechnical engineeringGeologyAstrobiologySoil waterChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistrySoil scienceAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationGranular flow and fluidized beds