Abiotic synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E6, 1999, Pages 14033-14049

  Zolotov, Mikhail ^a   Shock, Everett ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MARS; MARTIAN METEORITE; PAH;

EID: 0032728695     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE000627     Document Type: Article

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