Solar Wind-Induced Atmospheric Erosion at Mars: First Results from ASPERA-3 on Mars Express

Solar Wind-Induced Atmospheric Erosion at Mars: First Results from ASPERA-3 on Mars Express
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DOI:
10.1126/science.1101860
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发表时间:
2004-09
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56.9
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R. Lundin;S. Barabash;H. Andersson;M. Holmström;A. Grigoriev;M. Yamauchi;J. Sauvaud;A. Fedorov;E. Budnik;J. Thocaven;D. Winningham;R. Frahm;J. Scherrer;J. Sharber;K. Asamura;H. Hayakawa;A. Coates;D. Linder;C. Curtis;K. Hsieh;B. Sandel;M. Grande;M. Carter;D. Reading;H. Koskinen;E. Kallio;P. Riihela;W. Schmidt;T. Säles;J. Kozyra;N. Krupp;J. Woch;J. Luhmann;S. Mckenna-Lawler;R. Cerulli-Irelli;S. Orsini;M. Maggi;A. Mura;A. Milillo;E. Roelof;D. Williams;S. Livi;P Brandt;P. Wurz;P. Bochsler
R. Lundin;S. Barabash;H. Andersson;M. Holmström;A. Grigoriev;M. Yamauchi;J. Sauvaud;A. Fedorov;E. Budnik;J. Thocaven;D. Winningham;R. Frahm;J. Scherrer;J. Sharber;K. Asamura;H. Hayakawa;A. Coates;D. Linder;C. Curtis;K. Hsieh;B. Sandel;M. Grande;M. Carter;D. Reading;H. Koskinen;E. Kallio;P. Riihela;W. Schmidt;T. Säles;J. Kozyra;N. Krupp;J. Woch;J. Luhmann;S. Mckenna-Lawler;R. Cerulli-Irelli;S. Orsini;M. Maggi;A. Mura;A. Milillo;E. Roelof;D. Williams;S. Livi;P Brandt;P. Wurz;P. Bochsler
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综合性期刊1区
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R. Lundin;S. Barabash;H. Andersson;M. Holmström;A. Grigoriev;M. Yamauchi;J. Sauvaud;A. Fedorov;E. Budnik;J. Thocaven;D. Winningham;R. Frahm;J. Scherrer;J. Sharber;K. Asamura;H. Hayakawa;A. Coates;D. Linder;C. Curtis;K. Hsieh;B. Sandel;M. Grande;M. Carter;D. Reading;H. Koskinen;E. Kallio;P. Riihela;W. Schmidt;T. Säles;J. Kozyra;N. Krupp;J. Woch;J. Luhmann;S. Mckenna-Lawler;R. Cerulli-Irelli;S. Orsini;M. Maggi;A. Mura;A. Milillo;E. Roelof;D. Williams;S. Livi;P Brandt;P. Wurz;P. Bochsler

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