The flux of small near-Earth objects colliding with the Earth
β Scribed by Brown, P.; Spalding, R. E.; ReVelle, D. O.; Tagliaferri, E.; Worden, S. P.
- Book ID
- 109890716
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 213 KB
- Volume
- 420
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
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