Fragmentation model of meteoroid motion, mass loss, and radiation in the atmosphere

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-54

  Ceplecha, Zdeněk ^a   ReVelle, Douglas O ^b  

^a ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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METEORITE;

EID: 17844404549     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2005.tb00363.x     Document Type: Article

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