The Genesis solar wind sample return mission: Past, present, and future

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2351-2370

  Burnett, D S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84890868482     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/maps.12241     Document Type: Review

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