The Imbrium impact event and the thorium distribution at the lunar highlands surface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E1, 1998, Pages 1679-1689

  Haskin, Larry A ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20944447487     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JE03035     Document Type: Article

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