Energetic proton irradiation history of the howardite parent body regolith and implications for ancient solar activity

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 531-543

  Rao, M N ^a,b   Garrison, D H ^a,c   Palma, R L ^b   Bogard, D D ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOWARDITE; KAPOETA METEORITE; PARENT BODY REGOLITH; PROTON IRRADIATION HISTORY; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0031465854     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01298.x     Document Type: Article

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