Martian atmospheric and indigenous components of xenon-and nitrogen in the Shergotty, Nakhla, and Chassigny group meteorites

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 655-664

  Mathew, K J ^a   Kimt, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHASSIGNY; METEORITE; NAKHLA; NITROGEN; SHERGOTTY; XENON;

EID: 0031739728     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01670.x     Document Type: Article

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