Hemisphere coupling in Enceladus' asymmetric plasma interaction

Hemisphere coupling in Enceladus' asymmetric plasma interaction
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土卫二不对称等离子体相互作用中的半球耦合

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10.1029/2007ja012479
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2007
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通讯作者:
N. Schilling
N. Schilling
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作者:
F. M. Neubauer;N. Schilling

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