Distributions and moments of asteroid and comet impact speeds upon the Earth and Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 473-478

  Steel, Duncan ^a  

^a Rundle Mall ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 0012441970     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00232-8     Document Type: Article

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