Review of hydrothermal processes and systems on Earth and implications for Martian analogues

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-351

  Pirajno, Franco ^a   van Kranendonk, M J ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Earth; Hydrothermal processes; Life; Mars

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MARS; NATURAL ANALOG;

EID: 24144469155     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500134571     Document Type: Review

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