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Dusty plasmas over the Moon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2014

Sergey I. Popel*
Affiliation:
Space Research Institute RAS, Moscow 117997, Russia
Lev M. Zelenyi
Affiliation:
Space Research Institute RAS, Moscow 117997, Russia
*
Email address for correspondence: s_i_popel@mail.ru

Abstract

The results on dusty plasmas over the Moon are reviewed. The problems concerning the dusty plasma over the lunar surface are formulated.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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