Stratigraphy and isotope ages of lunar geologic units: Chronological standard for the inner solar system

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 96, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 9-54

  Stoffler D ^a   Ryder, G ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE;

AGE DETERMINATION; ASTRONOMY; CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOLOGY; MOON; ROCK; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034848498     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011937020193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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