Electrons and magnetic fields in the lunar plasma wake

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A7, 2005, Pages

  Halekas, J S ^a   Bale, S D ^a   Mitchell, D L ^a   Lin, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745448189     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010991     Document Type: Article

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