Magnetism, iron minerals, and life on Mars

Astrobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 423-436

  Rochette, P ^a   Gattacceca, J ^a   Chevrier, V ^a   Mathe P E ^a   Menvielle, M ^b   Brauer, P ^c   Dussoulliez, P ^c   Fabron, C ^c   Hood, L ^c   Jensen, P A ^c   Langlais, B ^c   Larsen, S L ^c   Madsen, M B ^c   Merayo, J ^c   Mussmann, G ^c   Newsom, H ^c   Petrovsky, E ^c   Primdahl, F ^c   Sarraco, G ^c   Vadeboin, F ^c   Vennerstrom, S ^c   more..

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Early life; Iron minerals; Magnetism; Mars

Indexed keywords

ICE; IRON; MINERAL;

ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; MAGNETISM; REVIEW;

EXOBIOLOGY; ICE; IRON; MAGNETICS; MARS; MINERALS;

EID: 33746528654     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.6.423     Document Type: Review

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