Integration of lunar polar remote-sensing data sets: Evidence for ice at the lunar south pole

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E10, 2001, Pages 23253-23266

  Nozette, Stewart ^a   Spudis, Paul D ^b   Robinson, Mark S ^c   Bussey, D B J ^c   Lichtenberg, Chris ^a   Bonner, Robert ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Protasis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; MOON; POLAR REGION;

EID: 0035206467     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001417     Document Type: Article

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