On laboratory simulation and the effect of small temperature oscillations about the freezing point and ice formation on the evaporation rate of water on Mars

Astrobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 644-650

  Moore, Shauntae R ^a   Sears, Derek W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporation rate; Ice; Mars; Water

Indexed keywords

ICE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FREEZING; MICROCLIMATE; SPACE FLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FREEZING; ICE; MARS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SPACE SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 33750132487     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.6.644     Document Type: Article

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