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Impact Damage of LDEF Surfaces


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PAO Picture

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S32-85-009

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S32-85-029

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S32-85-062

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S32-85-39

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Classic Impact
into Aluminum

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Doublet Impact
into Aluminum

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441 x 388
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Aluminum Impact

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Aluminum Penetration

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Painted Aluminum

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Beta Cloth

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Beta Cloth 2

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Largest LDEF
Impact (5.25 mm)
Teflon-coated Aluminum

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Largest LDEF Impact
Side View

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Blanket Penetration

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Blanket Penetration 2

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Crater/Ejecta
Deposit

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Ejecta on
Aluminum

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Ejecta on
Germanium

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Germanium

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LDEF Grapple
Fixture

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Aluminum Crater

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512 x 512
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Low-Velocity
Impact in Aluminum

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441 x 496
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Metal-Silica
-Oxide (MOS) Detector

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592 x 695
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On-Orbit A0178
Teflon Thermal Blanket

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666 x 555
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On-Orbit A0178
Teflon Thermal Blanket

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640 x 480
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On-Orbit A0178
Teflon Thermal Blanket

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395 x 347
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On-Orbit A0178
Teflon Thermal Blanket

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790 x 694
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Painted Aluminum
Spall & Shock Effects

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512 x 592
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Painted Aluminum
Oblique View

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857 x 526
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Painted Aluminum
Oblique View 2

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759 x 547
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Painted Aluminum
Penetration

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544 x 525
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Painted Aluminum
Spall Area

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Painted Aluminum
Spall Area 2

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Painted Aluminum
Spall Area 3

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