Sulfuric acid on Europa and the radiolytic sulfur cycle

Science

Volumn 286, Issue 5437, 1999, Pages 97-99

  Carlson, R W ^a   Johnson, R E ^b   Anderson, M S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DERIVATIVE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

EUROPA; JUPITER; SATELLITE; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLYSIS;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; GALILEO PROJECT; LONG DURATION; UNMANNED;

ICE; JUPITER; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACIDS; WATER;

EID: 0033215336     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.286.5437.97     Document Type: Article

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