Precursors of Mars: Constraints from nitrogen and oxygen isotopic compositions of martian meteorites

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-241

  Mohapatra, Ratan K ^a,b   Murty, S V S ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARS; MARTIAN METEORITE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE;

EID: 0038205652     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2003.tb00261.x     Document Type: Article

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