Hypervelocity Impacts in Space and Planetology Proceedings of the B0.8, B0.3 and B0.5 Symposia of COSPAR Scientific Commission B Which Were Held During the Thirty-First COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Birmingham, U.K., 14-21 July 1996 - Advances in Space Research

This publication contains 36 papers taken from three symposia of COSPAR Scientific Commission B, which took place during the Thirty-first COSPAR Scientific Assembly, held in Birmingham, UK, during July 1996. The major areas covered by the symposia and which form this volume are as follows: the particulate space environment, problems in comparative planetology, and laboratory investigations relevant to planetology. Papers on the particulate space environment reflect advances in evaluation of the space environment, the deeper understanding of hypervelocity impact phenomena, and hold interest for the understanding of the natural environment and space debris. Papers on problems in comparative planetology investigate differences in impact melting on the surfaces of different planets, the geology of Alba Petra on Mars and attempts to interpret the geology of that region in terms of the geology of corona structures found on Venus. Papers concerning laboratory investigations relevant to planetology cover topics including impact cratering experiments, spectroscopic studies in UV, the visible and IR, and thermal chemical processes in astrophysically relevant ices.