Stable isotopic measurements of the low-temperature nitrogen components in ALH 84001

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E1, 1999, Pages 1877-1884

  Wright, I P ^a   Grady, Monica M ^a,b   Pillinger, C T ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORITE; NITROGEN;

EID: 0032968680     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900023     Document Type: Article

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