Comment on the papers "Production of hot nitrogen atoms in the martian thermosphere" by F. Bakalian and "Monte Carlo computations of the escape of atomic nitrogen from Mars" by F. Bakalian and R.E. Hartle

Icarus

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 296-301

  Fox, J L ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

atmosphere; Atmospheres; evolution; Ionospheres; Mars

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049042614     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.05.022     Document Type: Note

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