Mars' upper atmosphere and ionosphere at low, medium, and high solar activities: Implications for evolution of water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Krasnopolsky, Vladimir A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of water; Ion composition; Ionosphere; Mars; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; IONOSPHERE; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; WATER;

EID: 0037176372     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001809     Document Type: Article

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