Lunar-A mission: Outline and current status

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 763-768

  Mizutani, H ^a   Fujimura, A ^a   Tanaka, S ^a   Shiraishi, H ^a   Nakjima, T ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heat flow; Lunar exploration; Lunar interior; Lunar seismology; Lunar A; Penetrator

Indexed keywords

MOON; SEISMOLOGY; HEAT FLOW; LUNAR CRUST; LUNAR MANTLE; ORBIT DETERMINATION; PROBE; SATELLITE MISSION; SEISMOGRAPH; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 33747889109     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02715961     Document Type: Article

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