Access to glacial and subglacial environments in the Solar System by melting probe technology

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 71-94

  Ulamec, Stephan ^a   Biele, Jens ^a   Funke, Oliver ^a   Engelhardt, Marc ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctic Lakes; Europa; Ice; Life in extreme environments; Mars; Melting Probe; Subglacial; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846379860     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-006-9108-x     Document Type: Review

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