Soluble ferric iron as an effective protective agent against UV radiation: Implications for early life

Icarus

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 352-359

  Gómez, Felipe ^a   Aguilera, Angeles ^a   Amils, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Mars surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348882085     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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