The observational evidence for mass distribution in the meteoritic complex |
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| Authors: | Peter M Millman |
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| Institution: | (1) National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada |
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| Abstract: | The integrated mass indexS for solid particles in the solar system is defined by the equationN = (const)m
–S, whereN is the number of particles counted down to a lower limit of massm. Independent values ofS found from various observational programs are reviewed. These lie generally in the range from 0.4 to 1.4 for the average background of particles, and include data from lunar craters, satellite impacts, meteors, meteorites and asteroids. The trend ofS with mass is reasonably well established for masses less than one gram, but there are many gaps in our knowledge concerning the objects of greater mass.Paper dedicated to Prof. Harold C. Urey on the occasion of his 80th birthday on 29 April 1973. |
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