Energy distributions for desorption of sodium and potassium from ice: The Na/K ratio at Europa

Icarus

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 136-142

  Johnson, R E ^a   Leblanc, F ^a   Yakshinskiy, B V ^a   Madey, T E ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Composition; Europa; Satellite; Surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036258459     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2001.6763     Document Type: Article

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