Mars sample return: The critical next step

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 61, Issue 1-6, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Clark, Benton C ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR WIND;

MARS ASCENT VEHICLE; MARS SURFACE SAMPLE; SPACE MISSIONS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 34248170635     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2007.01.040     Document Type: Article

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