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Mall et al. 1998

Mall, U., Kirsch, E., Cierpka, K., Wilken, B., Söding, A., Neubauer, F., Gloeckler, G. and Galvin, A. (1998). Direct observation of lunar pick-up ions near the Moon. Geophysical Research Letters 25: doi: 10.1029/1998GL900003. issn: 0094-8276.

Measurements made with the Suprathermal Ion Spectrometer (STICS) on the WIND spacecraft during 17 lunar fly-bys which took place between 1995 and 1997 allow the direct observations of lunar pick-up ions (PUI's) on the earthwards side of the Moon as close as 17 lunar radii. The composition measurements reveal an O+, an Al+, Si+ and possibly a P+ component. ¿ 1998 American Geophysical Union

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Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Atmospheres—structure and dynamics, Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Interactions with solar wind plasma and fields, Planetology, Solar System Objects, Moon, Magnetospheric Physics, Solar wind interactions with unmagnetized bodies

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Geophysical Research Letters
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