Radial velocity observations of the extended lunar sodium tail

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Mierkiewicz, E J ^a   Line, M ^a   Roesler, F L ^a   Oliversen, R J ^b  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; MOON; SODIUM; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; SPECTROMETERS;

LUNAR SODIUM TAIL; RADIAL VELOCITY;

LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS;

DOPPLER EFFECT; LUNAR CYCLE; MOON; SODIUM; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 33845665329     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027650     Document Type: Article

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