A sensitive search for SO2 in the martian atmosphere: Implications for seepage and origin of methane

Icarus

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 487-492

  Krasnopolsky, Vladimir A ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Atmospheres; Compositions; Exobiology; Infrared observations; Mars; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644441884     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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