Chemical information content of lunar thermal and epithermal neutrons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E8, 2000, Pages 20347-20363

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

^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

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MINERALOGY; MOON;

EID: 0033758970     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001183     Document Type: Article

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