Lunar Prospector observations of the electrostatic potential of the lunar surface and its response to incident currents

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Halekas, J S ^a   Delory, G T ^a   Lin, R P ^a,b   Stubbs, T J ^c,d   Farrell, W M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 56749154502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013194     Document Type: Article

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