On the role of dust in the lunar ionosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1659-1664

  Stubbs, T J ^a,b,e   Glenar, D A ^b,c,e   Farrell, W M ^b,e   Vondrak, R R ^b,e   Collier, M R ^b,e   Halekas, J S ^b,e   Delory, G T ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apollo 15; Dust electrons; Horizon glow; Luna 19; Lunar ionosphere; Moon; Radio occultation

Indexed keywords

APOLLO 15; DUST-ELECTRONS; HORIZON GLOW; LUNA 19; RADIO OCCULTATION;

ELECTRONS; ESTIMATION; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MOON; PHOTOGRAPHY;

DUST;

EID: 80052867709     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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