Meteoroid Morphology and Densities: Decoding Satellite Impact Data

Icarus

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-35

  McDonnell, J A M ^a   Gardner, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002978437     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1998.5912     Document Type: Article

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