Widespread CO2 and other non-ice compounds on the anti-Jovian and trailing sides of Europa from Galileo/NIMS observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Hansen, Gary B ^a   McCord, Thomas B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Bear Flight Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDRATES; SPACECRAFT;

AUTOTROPHIC ORGANISMS;

EARTH (PLANET);

CARBON DIOXIDE; EUROPA; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; JUPITER; MAPPING; NEAR INFRARED; SPACECRAFT; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 41549089689     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031748     Document Type: Article

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