Origins of the Martian aurora observed by Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Mars (SPICAM) on board Mars express

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Leblanc, F ^a   Witasse, O ^b   Winningham, J ^c   Brain, D ^d   Lilensten, J ^e   Blelly, P L ^f   Frahm, R A ^c   Halekas, J S ^d   Bertaux, J L ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^f LPCE CNRS   (France)

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EID: 33947531684     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011763     Document Type: Article

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