Mariner 10 observations of field-aligned currents at Mercury

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 133-141

  Slavin, J A ^a   Owen, J C J ^b   Connerney, J E P ^a   Christon, S P ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0008933459     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(96)00104-3     Document Type: Article

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