Solar wind measurements near Mars and their implication in the Red Planet environment

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-127

  Trotignon, J G ^a   Grard, R ^b   Barabash, S ^c   Lundin, R ^c   Dubinin, E ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^d Space Research Institute ^*  (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0011056995     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0032-0633(95)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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