Mechanical testing linked to Correlation between projectile velocity and impact energy, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.
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Confidence
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Literature sources
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Linked simulants
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Linked properties
Measurement type
Mechanical testing
Application
Correlation between projectile velocity and impact energy
Primary source
Protection of lunar structures from micrometeoroid strikes: Behaviour of panels derived from lunar regolith simulant
Review state
needs review
The test panels were designed to withstand the impact energy (2200 J) of a representative 2 mm diameter micrometeoroid with a density of 0.2 g/cm3 travelling at 72 km/s.