Microparticle populations at LEO altitudes: Recent spacecraft measurements

Icarus

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-64

  McDonnell, J A M ^a   Ratcliff, P R ^a   Green, S F ^a   McBride, N ^a   Collier, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031138858     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.5662     Document Type: Article

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