Neutral sodium atoms release from the surfaces of the Moon and Mercury induced by meteoroid impacts

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1494-1501

  Bruno, M ^a   Cremonese, G ^b   Marchi, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mercury; Meteoritic flux; Moon; Na production rate

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; MOON; PLANETS; PROBABILITY;

METEORITIC FLUX; METEOROID IMPACTS; PRODUCTION RATES;

SODIUM;

EID: 34548440723     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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