Composition and stability of salts on the surface of Europa and their oceanic origin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E12, 2001, Pages 32815-32827

  Zolotov, Mikhail Y ^a   Shock, Everett L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEHYDRATION; EUROPA; JUPITER; OCEAN; SALT; SULFATE;

EID: 0035716128     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001413     Document Type: Article

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