Microimpact phenomena on Australasian microtektites: Implications for ejecta plume characteristics and lunar surface processes

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1271-1279

  Prasad, M Shyam ^a   Sudhakar, M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b Antarctic Study Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EJECTA; IMPACT STRUCTURE; IMPACTITE; LUNAR CRUST; TEKTITE;

EID: 0345059369     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01311.x     Document Type: Article

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