Optical survey of micrometeoroid and space debris impact features on EURECA

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 317-340

  Drolshagen, G ^a   McDonnell, J A M ^b   Stevenson, T J ^c   Deshpande, S ^d   Kay, L ^b   Tanner, W G ^b   Mandeville, J C ^e   Carey, W C ^f   Maag, C R ^g   Griffiths, A D ^b   Shrine, N G ^b   Aceti, R ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c Mare Crisium   (United Kingdom)

^d Mare Crisium   (United Kingdom)

^e ONERA   (France)

^f ESEC Galaxia   (Belgium)

^g TandM Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 13544262813     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0032-0633(95)00140-9     Document Type: Article

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