'Direct' evidence for water (H2O) in the sunlit lunar ambience from CHACE on MIP of Chandrayaan I

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 947-950

  Sridharan, R ^a   Ahmed, S M ^a   Pratim Das, Tirtha ^a   Sreelatha, P ^a   Pradeepkumar, P ^a   Naik, Neha ^a   Supriya, Gogulapati ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

CHACE; Chandrayaan I; Lunar water; Moon impact probe

Indexed keywords

CHACE; CHANDRA; CHANDRAYAAN I; DIRECT DETECTION; DISTRIBUTION OF WATER; GASEOUS PHASIS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IR ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; LUNAR SURFACE; LUNAR WATER; NEUTRAL ATMOSPHERE; PRESENCE OF WATER; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER; VAPOUR-PHASE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PLASMA WAVES; PROBES; WATER ABSORPTION;

MOON;

EID: 77950952758     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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