Impact events and their effect on the origin, evolution, and distribution of life

GSA Today

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Kring, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATERING; EVOLUTION; IMPACT; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

EID: 0034431508     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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3. 9 years ago?
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