The migration of volatiles on the surfaces of Mercury and the Moon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E8, 1997, Pages 19283-19291

  Butler, Bryan J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio study; Cluster; Direct laser vaporization; Isomers; Magnesium oxide; Payne rearrangement; Solvation; TOF mass spectrometer

Indexed keywords

ICE; PLANETARY SURFACE; VOLATILE TRANSPORT;

MERCURY; MOON;

EID: 0031423961     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JE01347     Document Type: Article

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