Hydrodynamic flow of N2 from Pluto

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E3, 1999, Pages 5955-5962

  Krasnopolsky, Vladimir A ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PLUTO;

EID: 0033602504     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900052     Document Type: Article

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