Report and implications of the first observation of C4N2 in laboratory simulations of Titan's atmosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1433-1440

  Coll, P ^a,b   Guillemin, J C ^c   Gazeau, M C ^a   Raulin, F ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c UNIV RENNES   (France)

Author keywords

C4N2; Dicyanoacetylene; Planetary atmosphere; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000116930     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(99)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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