Physical characteristics and occurrence rates of meteoric plasma layers detected in the Martian ionosphere by the Mars Global Surveyor Radio Science experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Withers, Paul ^a   Mendillo, M ^a   Hinson, D P ^b   Cahoy, K ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

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EID: 61349179422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013636     Document Type: Article

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