Numerical calculations of the longevity of impact oases on Titan

Icarus

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 243-253

  O'Brien, David P ^a   Lorenz, Ralph D ^a   Lunine, Jonathan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cratering; Impact processes; Prebiotic chemistry; Prebiotic environments; Titan

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144276905     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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