Detection of potential site for future human habitability on the Moon using Chandrayaan-1 data

Current Science

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 524-529

  Arya, A S ^a   Rajasekhar, R P ^a   Thangjam, Guneshwar ^a   Ajai, ^a   Kiran Kumar, A S ^a  

^a Indian Space Research Organization Space Application Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Human habitability; Lava tube; Moon; Rille

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952001910     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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