EURECA MLI Reports


Appendix A3: Cumulative impact flux on EURECA


Appendix A3 Table: Cumulative impact flux on EURECA.

Data used for flux calculations*:

Time in orbit = 46 weeks and 4 days (28166400 s).

Total blanket area scanned = 29.34 m2.

Face +X +Y +Z -X -Y -Z Total
Area * (m2) 5.78 3.40 6.64 6.12 4.40 3.00 29.34
No. impacts 11 5 6 16.5 17.5 1 57

* Data for area taken from UniSpace, Kent et al. (1994).

  Where the position of an impact feature was given as a combination of faces (Appendix A2), the number of impacts was divided evenly between the faces in question.

Several impact features were on blankets from unassigned locations.