The HNC/HCN ratio in comets: Observations of C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang)

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2577-2582

  Rodgers, S D ^a   Butner, H M ^b   Charnley, S B ^a   Ehrenfreund, P ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES;

COMETS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMET;

EID: 0141786593     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00579-9     Document Type: Article

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