Meteorite and meteoroid: New comprehensive definitions

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-122

  Rubin, Alan E ^a   Grossman, Jeffrey N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 77950492561     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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