Thermal and radiation stability of the hydrated salt minerals epsomite, mirabilite, and natron under Europa environmental conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E2, 2001, Pages 3311-3319

  McCord, Thomas B ^a,d   Orlando, Thomas M ^b   Teeter, Glenn ^c   Hansen, Gary B ^d   Sieger, Matthew T ^a   Petrik, Nikolay G ^c   Van Keulen, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPA; HYDRATION; MINERAL; SALT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0035091691     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001282     Document Type: Article

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