The lower exosphere of Titan: Energetic neutral atoms absorption and imaging

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Garnier, P ^a,b   Dandouras, I ^a,g   Toublanc, D ^a,g   Roelof, E C ^c   Brandt, P C ^c   Mitchell, D G ^c   Krimigis, S M ^c   Krupp, N ^d   Hamilton, D C ^e   Dutuit, O ^f   Wahlund, J E ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e Bldg 142   (United States)

^f LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^g IRAP   (France)

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EID: 57549091368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013029     Document Type: Article

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