Systematic global mixing and melting in lunar soil evolution

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Pieters, C M ^a   Taylor, L A ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELTING; MIXING; SOILS; GLASS; MOON; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL CONDITIONERS;

GLOBAL MIXING; LUNAR SOILS; FINER FRACTIONS; GLASS COMPONENTS; GLASS FORMATION; LATERAL MIXING; LUNAR SOIL; REVISED MODELING; SOIL EVOLUTIONS;

SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

GLASS; LUNAR SOIL; MOON; PEDOGENESIS;

EID: 1242277733     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018212     Document Type: Article

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