Impacts and the early evolution of life

Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 207-251

  Zahnle, Kevin ^a   Sleep, Norman H ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748909050     PISSN: 16108957     EISSN: 16131851     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-33088-7_7     Document Type: Article

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