Photochemical models of Pluto's atmosphere

Icarus

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-35

  Lara, L M ^a,b   Ip, W H ^a   Rodrigo, R ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 0031281605     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1997.5798     Document Type: Article

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