Airburst origin of dark shadows on Venus

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 97, Issue E6, 1992, Pages

  Zahnle, K J ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBURST; ATMOSPHERE; CRATERING; DARK SHADOW;

VENUS;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; GEOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NASA DISCIPLINE NUMBER 52-20; NASA PROGRAM EXOBIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NASA DISCIPLINE NUMBER 52-20; NASA PROGRAM EXOBIOLOGY;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGY; METEOROIDS; MINOR PLANETS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VENUS;

EID: 0027126939     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/92je00787     Document Type: Article

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