Galactic disc dark matter, terrestrial impact cratering and the law of large numbers

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 300, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1098-1104

  Stothers, Richard B ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Comets: general; Earth; Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics; ISM: clouds; Methods: statistical; Solar neighbourhood

Indexed keywords

COMETS; GRAVITATION;

COMETS: GENERAL; DARK MATTER; GALACTIC DISKS; GALACTIC PLANE; GALAXIES: KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; IMPACT CRATERS; ISM : CLOUDS; LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS; METHODS:STATISTICAL; SOLAR NEIGHBOURHOOD;

GALAXIES;

EID: 1542632059     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.02001.x     Document Type: Article

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