Concentrations of radioactive elements in lunar materials

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E1, 1998, Pages 1691-1701

  Korotev, Randy L ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000815448     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JE03267     Document Type: Article

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