Exchange of meteorites (and life?) between stellar systems

Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 207-215

  Melosh, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstellar; Life; Meteorites; Of; Origin; Panspermia

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142273767     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110703321632525     Document Type: Conference Paper

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