Atmospheric entry of large meteoroids : Implication to Titan

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 993-1007

  Ivanov, B A ^a   Basilevsky, A T ^b   Neukum, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOSPHERE DYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 0000327780     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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