Subsurface migration of H2O at lunar cold traps

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Schorghofer, Norbert ^a   Taylor, G Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ICE COVER; LUNAR CRUST; REGOLITH; SOIL WATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 34547873118     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002779     Document Type: Article

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