Exotic meteoritic phenomena: The Tunguska event and anomalous low altitude fireballs - Manifestations of the mirror world?

Acta Physica Polonica B

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1979-2009

  Foot, R ^a   Yoon, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 31244433044     PISSN: 05874254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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