SUPRATHERMAL ELECTRONS IN TITAN’S SUNLIT IONOSPHERE: MODEL–OBSERVATION COMPARISONS
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1538-4357
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637x/826/2/131