Latitude variation of the subsurface lunar temperature: Lunar Prospector thermal neutrons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Little, R C ^a   Feldman, W C ^a   Maurice, S ^b   Genetay, I ^b   Lawrence, D J ^a   Lawson, S L ^a   Gasnault, O ^a   Barraclough, B L ^a   Elphic, R C ^a   Prettyman, T H ^a   Binder, A B ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^c Lunar Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Lunar Prospector; Lunar soil compositions; MCNP; Subsurface lunar temperature; Thermal and epithermal neutrons

Indexed keywords

LUNAR SOIL; MOON; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0012824225     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001497     Document Type: Article

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