Erosion rate of lunar soil under a landing rocket, part 1: Identifying the rate-limiting physics
Philip T. Metzger
Topics & Concepts
Lunar soilKinetic energyErosionBoundary layerFlux (metallurgy)Energy fluxEnvironmental scienceRocket (weapon)RegolithMechanicsPhysicsGeologyAstrobiologyAtmospheric sciencesMaterials scienceAerospace engineeringGeomorphologyClassical mechanicsAstronomyMetallurgyEngineeringPlanetary Science and ExplorationParticle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsAeolian processes and effects