Brines exposed to Europa surface conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  McCord, Thomas B ^a   Teeter, Glenn ^b   Hansen, Gary B ^a   Sieger, Mathew T ^b   Orlando, Thomas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Europa; Galilean satellites; Hydrated minerals; Materials properties; Salt minerals; Surface materials

Indexed keywords

BRINE; EUROPA; GALILEO MISSION; MINERALOGY; PLANETARY SURFACE; SALT;

EID: 0036217171     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000je001453     Document Type: Article

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