Martian 'microfossils' in lunar meteorites?

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 791-794

  Sears, Derek W G ^a   Kral, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLAN HILLS 84001; MARTIAN METEORITE; MICROFOSSIL;

EID: 0031794515     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01685.x     Document Type: Article

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