| Issue |
A&A
Volume 418, Number 2, May I 2004
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 751 - 758 | |
| Section | Planets and planetary systems | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20041001-1 | |
| Published online | 09 April 2004 | |
Model of the ablation of faint meteors
European Space Agency, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, Noordwijk, 2201 AZ, The Netherlands
Corresponding author: M. D. Campbell-Brown, mcampb33@uwo.ca
Received:
9
January
2004
Accepted:
27
January
2004
A model of meteor ablation in the atmosphere has been developed for meteoroids in the mass range 10-12 kg to 
kg (size range 10 μm to 2 mm). The model builds on the classical model of meteor ablation, and adds a thermal fragmentation mechanism. The goal of the model is to characterize the physical structure (fundamental grain sizes) and chemical composition of meteoroids.
Key words: solar system: general / earth / meteor, meteoroids
© ESO, 2004
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