Early evolution of martian volatiles: Nitrogen and noble gas components in ALH84001 and Chassigny

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E1, 2001, Pages 1401-1422

  Mathew, K J ^a   Marti, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARTIAN METEORITE; NITROGEN; SNC METEORITE; XENON;

EID: 0035046082     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001255     Document Type: Article

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