The oxides of Mars

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4495, Issue , 2002, Pages 131-136

  Levin, Gilbert V ^a  

^a Spherix Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Extraterrestrial life; Life on Mars; Mars oxidant; Martian soil oxidant; Viking labeled release experiment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; OXIDES; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; PLANETS; SOIL MECHANICS;

ASTROBIOLOGY; MARS OXIDANT; MARTIAN SOIL OXIDANT;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0036396814     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454752     Document Type: Conference Paper

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