Water detection on atmosphereless celestial bodies: Alternative explanations of the observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E7, 2001, Pages 14701-14710

  Starukhina, Larissa ^a,b  

^a V N KARAZIN KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^b Kharkov University   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; ICE; MERCURY (PLANET); MOON; REMOTE SENSING; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0034885935     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001307     Document Type: Article

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