The chemical composition of the early terrestrial atmosphere: Formation of a reducing atmosphere from CI-like material

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Hashimoto, George L ^a   Abe, Yutaka ^b   Sugita, Seiji ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ORGANIC MATTER; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PLANETESIMAL; REDOX CONDITIONS;

EID: 34447325597     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002844     Document Type: Article

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