The western hemisphere of Venus: 3.5 cm dual circular-polarization radar images

Icarus

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 398-414

  Haldemann, Albert F C C ^a   Muhleman, Duane O ^a   Butler, Bryan J ^a,c   Slade, Martin A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0031206121     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5729     Document Type: Article

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