Possible detection of meteor stream effects on the lunar sodium atmosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1003-1006

  Verani, S ^a,d   Barbieri, C ^e   Benn, C ^b   Cremonese, G ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES   (Spain)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Astronomia   (Italy)

^e NONE

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EID: 0000366331     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(98)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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