Capability of solar electric propulsion for planetary missions

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 49, Issue 14-15, 2001, Pages 1437-1444

  Racca, Giuseppe D ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0035575646     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(01)00084-8     Document Type: Article

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