Condensation processes in astrophysical environments: The composition and structure of cometary grains

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1579-1590

  Nuth III , Joseph A ^a   Rietmeijer, Frans J M ^b   Hill, Hugh G M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; COMET; CONDENSATION; DUST; GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0036865052     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2002.tb00812.x     Document Type: Article

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