Finding of probable Tunguska Cosmic Body material: Isotopic anomalies of carbon and hydrogen in peat

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 905-916

  Kolesnikov, E M ^a   Boettger, T ^b   Kolesnikova, N V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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EID: 0001759726     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(99)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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