Terrene meteorites in the Moon: Its relevance for the study of the origin of life in the Earth

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 518, 2002, Pages 187-191

  Gutiérrez, Jordi L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; EARTH (PLANET); GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; METEORITES; MICROORGANISMS; SPACE DEBRIS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036766597     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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