Technology considerations relevant to an exobiology surface-science approach for Europa

Astrobiology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 467-476

  Wdowiak, Thomas J ^a   Gerakines, Perry A ^a   Agresti, David G ^a   Clemett, Simon J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Europa; Exobiology; In situ science; Instrument methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SPACE FLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; JUPITER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0035553790     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110701753593865     Document Type: Article

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