Effects of orbital evolution on lunar ice stability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Siegler, Matthew A ^a   Bills, Bruce G ^b   Paige, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; MODELING; MOON; POLAR REGION; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 79953703441     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003652     Document Type: Article

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