Looking for planetary moons in the spectra of distant Jupiters

Astrobiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 400-403

  Williams, D M ^a   Knacke, R F ^a  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrasolar planets; Planetary satellites or moons; Terrestrial Planet Finder

Indexed keywords

METHANE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MOON;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; EARTH (PLANET); EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; JUPITER; METHANE; MOON; PLANETS; SOLAR SYSTEM; WATER;

EID: 16644372446     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2004.4.400     Document Type: Article

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