Elemental content from 0 to 500 keV neutrons: Lunar Prospector results

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 271-280

  Genetay, I ^a   Maurice, S ^a   Feldman, W C ^b   Gasnault, O ^b   Lawrence, D J ^b   Elphic, R C ^b   D'Uston, C ^a   Binder, A B ^c  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Lunar Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Elemental composition; Moon; Neutron physics; Planetary surfaces

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ERROR ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROGEN; LUNAR MISSIONS; MOON;

NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 0037347280     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(02)00152-6     Document Type: Article

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