Scientific goals for martian expeditions

JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 87-91

  McKay, Christopher P ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploration; Life; Mars; Science

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; HUMAN EXPLORATION; MARS EXPEDITIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PLANETS; SEDIMENTS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 2642574087     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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