Martian atmosphere-like nitrogen in the orthopyroxenite ALH84001

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 559-572

  Miura, Yayoi N ^a   Sugiura, Naoji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHONDRITE; MARTIAN METEORITE; NITROGEN; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PYROXENITE;

EID: 0034072884     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00297-5     Document Type: Article

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