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Density of the Upper Atmosphere Determined from Satellite Orbits, and its Variation During 1957–61

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KING-HELE, D., WALKER, D. Density of the Upper Atmosphere Determined from Satellite Orbits, and its Variation During 1957–61. Nature 191, 114–118 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191114a0

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