Is there a Martian atmospheric electric circuit?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E4, 2001, Pages 7591-7595

  Farrell, W M ^a   Desch, M D ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0034895813     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001271     Document Type: Article

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