The red rain phenomenon of Kerala and its possible extraterrestrial origin

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 302, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 175-187

  Louis, Godfrey ^a   Kumar, A Santhosh ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Cometary panspermia; Exobiology; Meteor airburst; Red rain; Red rain cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847003998     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: 1572946X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-005-9025-4     Document Type: Article

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