A dynamic fountain model for lunar dust

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-66

  Stubbs, Timothy J ^a   Vondrak, Richard R ^a   Farrell, William M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust dynamic fountain model; Dust grains; Lunar horizon glow; Lunar regolith; Lunar surface charging

Indexed keywords

DUST; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS;

DUST GRAINS; LUNAR HORIZON GLOW; LUNAR REGOLITH; LUNAR SURFACE CHARGING;

LUNAR MISSIONS;

EID: 33344479005     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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