The Japanese lunar mission SELENE: Science goals and present status

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 294-300

  Kato, M ^a   Sasaki, S ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Iijima, Y ^a   Takizawa, Y ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lunar exploration; Lunar science; Moon; Remote sensing; SELENE

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GRAVITATION; LAUNCHING; MINERALS; REMOTE SENSING; ROCKETS;

INSTRUMENT ENVIRONMENT TESTS; LUNAR SCIENCE; MINERAL COMPOSITIONS; SELENE;

LUNAR MISSIONS;

EID: 44449087922     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.049     Document Type: Article

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