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A RE-EXAMINATION of the information on the size distribution and physical properties of interplanetary dust grains as inferred from space measurements, particularly lunar microcraters, leads to the novel interpretation outlined here in terms of two independent populations. This hypothesis still suffers from uncertainties in existing data but should stimulate new experimental and theoretical work.
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LE SERGEANT, L., LAMY, P. Interplanetary dust: are there two independent populations?. Nature 276, 800–802 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/276800a0
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