Far-ultraviolet aurora identified at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Far-ultraviolet aurora identified at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 彗星上发现远紫外线极光

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10.1038/s41550-020-1171-7
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2020
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影响因子:
14.1
通讯作者:
Galand M
Galand M
中科院分区:
物理与天体物理1区
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