Rapid changes in the sodium exosphere of Mercury

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1441-1448

  Potter, A E ^a   Killen, R M ^b   Morgan, T H ^c  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

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EID: 11544313237     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(99)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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