Meteoroids captured into Earth orbit by grazing atmospheric encounters

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 595-602

  Hills, Jack G ^a   Goda, M Patrick ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0009162509     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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