High resolution observations of the sodium emission from the Moon

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1561-1569

  Cremonese, G ^a   Verani, S ^b  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001242464     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00369-4     Document Type: Article

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