Release of N2, CH4, CO2, and H2O from surface ices on Enceladus

Icarus

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 152-156

  Hodyss, Robert ^a   Goguen, Jay D ^a   Johnson, Paul V ^a   Campbell, Colin ^a   Kanik, Isik ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; composition; Enceladus; Ices; Satellite; surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549085058     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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