Formation of melt droplets, melt fragments, and accretionary impact lapilli during a hypervelocity impact

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Johnson BC and Melosh HJ

Icarus
Volume 228, 15 January 2014, Pages 347–363
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.10.022

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