Cassini between Venus and Earth: Detection of interstellar dust

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A10, 2003, Pages

  Altobelli, N ^a   Kempf, S ^a   Landgraf, M ^a,b   Srama, R ^a,c   Dikarev, V ^a,c   Kruger H ^a,c   Moragas Klostermeyer, G ^a,c   Grun E ^a,c,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassini Dust Analyser (CDA); In situ detection of dust; Interaction of interstellar dust with heliosphere; Interstellar dust; Penetration of interstellar dust into solar system

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549086917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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