Heterogeneous grain destruction near the
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T. Mukai
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Article
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1984
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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Catastrophic fracture of heterogeneous grams consisting of refractory matrix and trapped icy inclusions is examined. As such a gram approaches the Sun after release from the comet, the saturation pressure of icy inclusions increases, and finally exceeds the crack-extension-force necessary for onset