Hydrothermal systems in small ocean planets

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 987-1005

  Vance, Steve ^a,b   Harnmeijer, Jelte ^a   Kimura, Jun ^c   Hussmann, Hauke ^d   Demartin, Brian ^e   Brown, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Hydrothermal systems; Ocean planets; Rock mechanics; Tides

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEAT; MICROCLIMATE; SEA;

BIOGENESIS; BIOMASS; EARTH (PLANET); ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HEAT; HYDROGEN; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLANETS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 37749041234     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2007.0075     Document Type: Article

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