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Ionospheric photoelectrons at Venus: Initial observations by ASPERA-4 ELS. / Coates, A. J.; Frahm, R.A.; Linder, David et al.
In: Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 56, No. 6, 01.05.2008, p. 802-806.

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Coates, AJ, Frahm, RA, Linder, D, Kataria, D & Soobiah, Y 2008, 'Ionospheric photoelectrons at Venus: Initial observations by ASPERA-4 ELS', Planetary and Space Science, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 802-806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2007.12.008

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Coates, A. J., Frahm, R. A., Linder, D., Kataria, D., & Soobiah, Y. (2008). Ionospheric photoelectrons at Venus: Initial observations by ASPERA-4 ELS. Planetary and Space Science, 56(6), 802-806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2007.12.008

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Coates AJ, Frahm RA, Linder D, Kataria D, Soobiah Y. Ionospheric photoelectrons at Venus: Initial observations by ASPERA-4 ELS. Planetary and Space Science. 2008 May 1;56(6):802-806. Epub 2007 Dec 31. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.12.008

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Coates, A. J. ; Frahm, R.A. ; Linder, David et al. / Ionospheric photoelectrons at Venus: Initial observations by ASPERA-4 ELS. In: Planetary and Space Science. 2008 ; Vol. 56, No. 6. pp. 802-806.

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