Fluxes of fast and epithermal neutrons from lunar prospector: Evidence for water ice at the lunar poles

Science

Volumn 281, Issue 5382, 1998, Pages 1496-1500

  Feldman, W C ^a   Maurice, S ^b   Binder, A B ^c   Barraclough, B L ^a   Elphic, R C ^a   Lawrence, D J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^c Lunar Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; ICE;

GEOCHEMISTRY; ICE; MOON;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; MOON; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LONG DURATION; LUNAR PROSPECTOR PROJECT; UNMANNED;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN; ICE; MOON; NEUTRONS; SPACECRAFT; WATER;

EID: 0032483426     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5382.1496     Document Type: Article

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