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Atmospheric Density in the 120—190 km Region Derived from the X-ray Extinction Measured by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Satellite 1964-01-D

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LANDINI, M., RUSSO, D. & TAGLIAFERRI, G. Atmospheric Density in the 120—190 km Region Derived from the X-ray Extinction Measured by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Satellite 1964-01-D. Nature 206, 173–174 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/206173a0

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