Composition of titan's surface

Titan from Cassini-Huygens

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 141-175

  Soderblom, L A ^a   Barnes, J W ^b   Brown, R H ^c   Clark, R N ^d   Janssen, M A ^e   McCord, T B ^f   Niemann, H B ^g   Tomasko, M G ^c  

^a United States Geological Survey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f Bear Fight Center   (United States)

^g NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

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EID: 77958517319     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9215-2_6     Document Type: Chapter

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