O2 on ganymede: Spectral characteristics and plasma formation mechanisms

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 673-676

  Calvin, Wendy M ^a   Johnson, Robert E ^b,d   Spencer, John R ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001428171     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL00450     Document Type: Article

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