Density cavity observed over a strong lunar crustal magnetic anomaly in the solar wind: A mini-magnetosphere?

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 941-946

  Halekas, J S ^a   Delory, G T ^a   Brain, D A ^a   Lin, R P ^a   Mitchell, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Density cavity; Lunar prospector; Mini magnetosphere; Moon

Indexed keywords

LUNAR MISSIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; ORBITS;

DENSITY CAVITY; LUNAR PROSPECTOR; MINI MAGNETOSPHERE;

SOLAR WIND;

EID: 42749095959     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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