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Flux and composition of micrometeoroids in the diameter range 1–10 µ m

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A comparative morphological study of microcraters observed on glassy lunar spherules, and of those created on glassy materials in the laboratory, indicates strongly that ‘irons’ are the major component of the total flux of micron-sized micrometeoroids. This could be because of the differential influence of solar radiation pressure on ‘stones’ and ‘irons’.

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  1. Department of Space Research, University of Birmingham,

    D. Smith & N. G. Adams

  2. Department of Physics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    H. A. Khan

  3. On leave from: The Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH), Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Smith, D., Adams, N. & Khan, H. Flux and composition of micrometeoroids in the diameter range 1–10 µ m. Nature 252, 101–106 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/252101a0

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