Density, porosity, and magnetic susceptibility of achondritic meteorites

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-326

  Macke, Robert J ^a   Britt, Daniel T ^a   Consolmagno, Guy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VATICAN OBSERVATORY   (Italy)

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EID: 79951960888     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2010.01155.x     Document Type: Article

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