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Book cover Interplanetary Dust and Zodiacal Light

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 48))

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A listing and discussion are given of balloon, rocket, satellite, and space probe observations of the zodiacal light. The paucity of space observations in several critical areas (e.g., in the ultraviolet and near the sun) is noted and suggestions are made for experiments to meet these needs.

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Weinberg, J.L. (1976). Space observations of the zodiacal light. In: Elsässer, H., Fechting, H. (eds) Interplanetary Dust and Zodiacal Light. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 48. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-07615-8_445

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