Ejecta Emplacement on the Martian Satellites

Icarus

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 78-106

  Thomas, P C ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0002987697     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5858     Document Type: Article

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