The ultraviolet history of the terrestrial planets - Implications for biological evolution

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 203-214

  Cockell, Charles S ^a,b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000048906     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(99)00087-2     Document Type: Article

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