Scenarios for the evolution of life on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Schulze Makuch, Dirk ^a   Irwin, Louis N ^b   Lipps, Jere H ^c   LeMone, David ^b   Dohm, James M ^d   Fairén, Alberto G ^e  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MARS; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

EID: 31844441270     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002430     Document Type: Review

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