Physical Properties of Dust in the Martian Atmosphere: Analysis of Contradictions and Possible Ways of Their Resolution

Solar System Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-19

  Dlugach, Zh M ^a   Korablev, O I ^b   Morozhenko, A V ^a   Moroz, V I ^b   Petrova, E V ^b   Rodin, A V ^b  

^a NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE   (Ukraine)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0037281128     PISSN: 00380946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022395404115     Document Type: Article

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