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Whipple shield: a standalone construct

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Whippleshield1 CONSTRUCTWhipple shieldWHIPPLE · SPACE ENVIRONMENT

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a spaced shield in which a thin outer bumper breaks up an impacting particle so that the spread debris cloud can be stopped by the rear wall.

In space environment, Whipple shield refers to a spaced shield in which a thin outer bumper breaks up an impacting particle so that the spread debris cloud can be stopped by the rear wall. This meaning comes from Whipple (1947) in The Astronomical Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Whipple, F. L. (1947). Meteorites and space travel. The Astronomical Journal, 52, 131. https://doi.org/10.1086/106009

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