Sterilisation properties of the Mars surface and atmospheric environment

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-102

  Moreau, D ^a   Muller, C ^a  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CONTAMINATION; DUST; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMING; RADIATION; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

HABITATS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0037220875     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00664-6     Document Type: Article

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