The interior structure of the moon: What does geophysics have to say?

Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-40

  Wieczorek, Mark A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Geophysics; Internal structure; Moon

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; ORBITS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EXCAVATED MATERIALS; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GREAT DEPTH; IMPACT EVENTS; INTERIOR STRUCTURE; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; SURFACE STATION; TERRESTRIAL PLANETS;

MOON;

ASTEROID; GEOPHYSICS; LUNAR CRUST; LUNAR MANTLE; MOON;

EID: 67649538022     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.1.35     Document Type: Article

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