The thermal and radiation exposure history of lunar meteorites

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 869-875

  Benoit, Paul H ^a   Sears, Derek W G ^a   Symes, Steven J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; INDUCED THERMOLUMINESCENCE; IRRADIATION; LUNAR METEORITE; NATURAL THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 0030433757     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1996.tb02120.x     Document Type: Article

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