Planetary core size: A seismological approach

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1062-1068

  Knapmeyer, Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interior structure; Planetary cores; Seismology; Terrestrial planets

Indexed keywords

CORE RADIUS; CORE SIZE; INTERIOR STRUCTURE; KEY PARAMETERS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS; PLANETARY BODIES; PLANETARY CORES; SEISMIC MEASUREMENTS; TERRESTRIAL PLANETS; VELOCITY MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MERCURY (METAL); MOON; PLANETS;

SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 79961139001     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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