High-energy neutrons from the Moon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E8, 2000, Pages 20365-20375

  Maurice, S ^a   Feldman, W C ^b   Lawrence, D J ^b   Elphic, R C ^b   Gasnault, O ^b   D'Uston, C ^c   Genetay, I ^a   Lucey, P G ^d,e  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MINERALOGY; MOON;

EID: 0033765808     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001151     Document Type: Article

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