Infrared transmission spectroscopy of carbonate samples of biotic origin relevant to Mars exobiological studies

Icarus

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 457-463

  Orofino, Vincenzo ^a   Blanco, Armando ^a   D'Elia, Marcella ^a   Licchelli, Domenico ^a   Fonti, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exobiology; Mars; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847378900     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.10.027     Document Type: Article

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