Lunar nitrogen: Indigeneous signature and cosmic-ray production rate

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 184, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 659-669

  Mathew, K J ^a   Marti, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lunar samples; Moon; Nitrogen; Regolith; Spallation nitrogen; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

MOON; NITROGEN; REGOLITH; SOIL;

EID: 0035081712     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00327-7     Document Type: Article

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