The role of giant molecular clouds in the evolution of the Oort comet cloud

Solar System Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 325-334

  Mazeeva, O A ^a  

^a SOUTH URAL STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 4344622580     PISSN: 00380946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SOLS.0000037467.03325.aa     Document Type: Article

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