Seasonal nitrogen cycles on Pluto

Icarus

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-265

  Hansen, Candice J ^a   Paige, David A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030123907     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.0049     Document Type: Article

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