Formation and distribution of benzene on Titan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Vuitton, V ^a   Yelle, R V ^a   Cui, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IONOSPHERE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE LAYER; THERMOSPHERE; TITAN;

EID: 48749094633     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002997     Document Type: Article

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