Ice in the lunar polar regions revisited

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Hodges, R Richard ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon; Meteoritic gardening; Polar ice; Sputter erosion; Water

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ICE; LUNAR SOIL; MOON; POLAR REGION; REGOLITH;

EID: 0036239614     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000je001491     Document Type: Article

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