| Abstract |
Laboratory shock wave experiments provide fundamental data to understand the response of ice during planetary impact cratering events. I will describe laboratory measurements on phase changes in ice and discuss their implications for impact-induced melting and vaporization on planets.
Readings:
a. Boslough, M.B. and J.R. Asay (1993) High-pressure Shock Compression of Solids, Springer-Verlag: New York, p. 7-42.
b. Stewart, S.T., and T. J. Ahrens. Shock Properties of H2O ice. Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, 110, E03055,
doi:10.1029/2004JE002305, 2005.
c. Stewart, S. T., A. Seifter, and A. W. Obst. Shocked H2O Ice: Thermal Emission Measurements and the Criteria for Phase Changes during Impact Events. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L23203,
doi:10.1029/2008GL035947, 2008. |
