Earth's earliest atmosphere

Elements

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-222

  Zahnle, Kevin J ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of the atmosphere; Hadean Earth; Moon forming impact; Origin; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MOON; SILICATE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

COOLING TRENDS; DIM LIGHT; MOON-FORMING IMPACT; ORIGIN;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EARLY EARTH; MANTLE; MOON; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; ZIRCON;

EID: 34248646574     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.2.4.217     Document Type: Article

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