Sputtering of the atmosphere of Mars 1. Collisional dissociation of CO2

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E2, 1998, Pages 3639-3647

  Johnson, R E ^a   Liu, M ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

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EID: 0000796003     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JE03265     Document Type: Article

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