Search for causes of the low epithermal neutron flux anomaly in the Arabia Terra region (Mars)

Solar System Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 355-374

  Basilevsky, A T ^a   Rodin, A V ^b   Raitala, J ^c   Neukum, G ^d   Werner, S ^d   Kozyrev, A S ^b   Sanin, A B ^b   Mitrofanov, I G ^b   Head, J W ^e   Boynton, W ^f   Saunders, R S ^g  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33750013973     PISSN: 00380946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0038094606050017     Document Type: Article

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