Comment on the comment by M. J. Siegert on "A numerical model for an alternative origin of Lake Vostok and its exobiological implications for Mars" by N. S. Duxbury et al

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Pattyn, Frank ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Lake Vostok; Subglacial

Indexed keywords

EXOBIOLOGY; GLACIAL LAKE;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; LAKE VOSTOK; WORLD;

EID: 14044264720     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002329     Document Type: Article

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