Cataclysmic bombardment throughout the inner solar system 3.9-4.0 Ga

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Kring, David A ^a   Cohen, Barbara A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth's crust; Hydrothermal systems; Impact cataclysm; Impact cratering; Inner; Origin of life; Solar system

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IMPACT; ORIGIN OF LIFE; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0036233090     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001529     Document Type: Article

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