The photochemical stability of carbonates on Mars

Astrobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 581-591

  Quinn, Richard ^a   Zent, Aaron P ^b   McKay, Christopher P ^b  

^a SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Mars, surface; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG STABILITY; MICROCLIMATE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATES; DRUG STABILITY; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33750127236     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.6.581     Document Type: Article

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