On the role of thermal conductivity on thermal erosion by lava

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E5, 1997, Pages 10905-10908

  Bussey, D B J ^a,c   Guest, J E ^a   Sorensen S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

High mass detection; Ion to photon conversion; Isotopic analysis; Isotopic composition; Laser ion source; Lithium and boron isotopes; Nuclear astrophysics; Time of flight mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

EROSION; LAVA CHANNEL; THERMAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EROSION;

MOON; VENUS;

EID: 17044440383     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JE00415     Document Type: Article

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