The search for extrasolar Earth-like planets

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 208, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 113-124

  Seager, S ^a,b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Extrasolar planets

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; PLANET;

EID: 0037473250     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)01151-2     Document Type: Article

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