The Shergottite age paradox and the relative probabilities for Martian meteorites of differing ages

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E13, 1998, Pages 31445-31455

  Nyquist, L E ^a,b   Borg, L E ^a   Shih, C Y ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; MARS; METEORITE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SHERGOTTITE;

EID: 0032567296     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE01965     Document Type: Article

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