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Comment on the Letter “On the influx of small comets into the Earth's upper atmosphere, II. Interpretation”
Author(s) -
Nakamura Yosio,
Oberst Jürgen,
Clifford Stephen M.,
Bills Bruce G.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl013i011p01184
Subject(s) - astrobiology , atmosphere (unit) , interpretation (philosophy) , comet , earth (classical element) , geology , geophysics , environmental science , astronomy , meteorology , physics , philosophy , linguistics
The interpretation of the ‘atmospheric holes’ in terms of an influx of comet‐like objects is difficult to reconcile with the fact that the lunar seismic network, set up during the Apollo project, did not detect the postulated influx of such objects.