Possible temperature effects of energetic neutral hydrogen atoms on the Martian exosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-144

  Lichtenegger, H ^a   Lammer, H ^a   Vogl, D F ^a   Bauer, S J ^b  

^a OsterreichischeAkadWissenschaften   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Energetic neutral atoms; Mars exosphere; Mars ionosphere; Neutral hydrogen atoms

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

MARTIAN EXOSPHERE; NEUTRAL GAS TEMPERATURES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 1842471102     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.018     Document Type: Article

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