Age spot or youthful marking: Origin of Reiner Gamma

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Nicholas, Joseph B ^a   Purucker, Michael E ^b   Sabaka, Terence J ^b  

^a Washington International School   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETOSPHERE;

ALBEDO; COMETARY IMPACT; SPACE WEATHERING;

LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ALBEDO; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOMETER; MAGNETOSPHERE; MOON;

EID: 34548044228     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027794     Document Type: Article

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