On the origin of Titan's atmosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 747-752

  Owen, Tobias C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARGON; ICE; ISOTOPE; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; MICROCLIMATE; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

AMMONIA; ARGON; ATMOSPHERE; EVOLUTION, PLANETARY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; ICE; ISOTOPES; METEOROIDS; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SATURN;

EID: 0034201464     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(00)00040-4     Document Type: Article

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