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Icarus

Volume 6, Issues 1–3, 1967, Pages 236-241
Icarus

Atmospheric density measured by the attenuation of the solar X-rays monitored on the NRL 1965-16-D satellite

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Abstract

In this paper the atmospheric number density is calculated by measuring the attenuation of the solar X-rays, which occurs when the satellite passes into or out of the shadow of the Earth.

The density has been calculated for 7 days between April 18 and July 8, 1965.

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