A comprehensive program for countermeasures against potentially hazardous objects (PHOs)1

Solar System Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-342

  Huebner, W F ^a   Johnson, L N ^b   Boice, D C ^a   Bradley, P ^c   Chocron, S ^a   Ghosh, A ^a   Giguere, P T ^c   Goldstein, R ^a   Guzik, J A ^c   Keady, J J ^c   Mukherjee, J ^a   Patrick, W ^a   Plesko, C ^c   Walker, J D ^a   Wohletz, K ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 70350005064     PISSN: 00380946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S003809460904008X     Document Type: Article

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