Pyroclast loss or retention during explosive volcanism on asteroids: Influence of asteroid size and gas content of melt

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1284-1301

  Wilson, Lionel ^a   Keil, Klaus ^b   Mccoy, Timothy J ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 78649627460     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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