The formation of the lunar core

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1205-1208

  Runcorn, S K ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE FORMATION; LUNAR CORE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PALAEOINTENSITY;

MOON;

EID: 0029728949     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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