Neutral and ion drag effects near the exobase: MSX satellite measurements of He and O+

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 97 PART 1, Issue , 1997, Pages 549-556

  Keating, G M ^a   Leary, J C ^a   Green, B D ^b   Uy, O M ^d   Benson, R C ^d   Erlandson, R E ^d   Phillips, T E ^d   Lesho, J C ^d   Boies, M T ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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