A new energy source for organic synthesis in Europa's surface ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Borucki, Jerome G ^a   Khare, Bishun ^a   Cruikshank, Dale P ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy source; Europa; Ice; Meteorite impacts; Organic synthesis

Indexed keywords

CRATER; ENERGY; EUROPA; ICE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; METEORITE; PLANETARY SATELLITE;

EID: 0037176024     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001841     Document Type: Article

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