Large negative lunar surface potentials in sunlight and shadow

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Halekas, Jazzman S ^a   Lin, R P ^a   Mitchell, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; GEOMAGNETISM; MOON; PHOTOEMISSION; PLASMAS; REFLECTOMETERS; SUN;

GEOMAGNETIC TAILS; LUNAR SURFACE POTENTIALS; SHADOWS; SUNLIGHT;

LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS;

INSOLATION; LUNAR CRUST; MAGNETOTAIL; MOON;

EID: 21044433168     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022627     Document Type: Article

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