Evolution of ice surfaces within porous near-surface layers on cometary nuclei

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 357-366

  Markiewicz, W J ^a   Skorov, Yu V ^a,b   Keller, H U ^a   Komle N I ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b KELDYSH INSTITUTE OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS   (Russian Federation)

^c Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften ^*  (Austria)

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EID: 0006700657     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00218-3     Document Type: Article

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