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MERC: a fortran iv program for the production of topographic data for the planet Mercury

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MERC: a fortran iv program for the production of topographic data for the planet Mercury. / Mouginis-Mark, Peter J.; Wilson, Lionel.
In: Computers and Geosciences, Vol. 7, No. 1, 01.01.1981, p. 35-45.

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Mouginis-Mark, PJ & Wilson, L 1981, 'MERC: a fortran iv program for the production of topographic data for the planet Mercury', Computers and Geosciences, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/0098-3004(81)90038-8

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Mouginis-Mark, P. J., & Wilson, L. (1981). MERC: a fortran iv program for the production of topographic data for the planet Mercury. Computers and Geosciences, 7(1), 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/0098-3004(81)90038-8

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Mouginis-Mark PJ, Wilson L. MERC: a fortran iv program for the production of topographic data for the planet Mercury. Computers and Geosciences. 1981 Jan 1;7(1):35-45. doi: 10.1016/0098-3004(81)90038-8

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Mouginis-Mark, Peter J. ; Wilson, Lionel. / MERC : a fortran iv program for the production of topographic data for the planet Mercury. In: Computers and Geosciences. 1981 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 35-45.

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