The Ultraviolet Albedo of Titan

Icarus

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 382-392

  McGrath, Melissa A ^a   Courtin, Regis ^b   Smith, T Ed ^a   Feldman, Paul D ^c   Strobel, Darrell F ^c  

^a STScI   (United States)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000280816     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5862     Document Type: Article

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