Heterogeneous solid/gas chemistry of organic compounds related to comets, meteorites, Titan, and Mars: Laboratory and in lower Earth orbit experiments

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2019-2035

  Cottin, H ^a   Coll, P ^a   Coscia, D ^a   Fray, N ^a   Guan, Y Y ^a   Macari, F ^a   Raulin, F ^a   Rivron, C ^a   Stalport, F ^a   Szopa, C ^b   Chaput, D ^c   Viso, M ^c   Bertrand, M ^d   Chabin, A ^d   Thirkell, L ^e   Westall, F ^d   Brack, A ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^c CNES   (France)

^d CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^e LPCE CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Astrochemistry; BIOPAN; Comet; Exo astrobiology; EXPOSE; FOTON; International Space Station; Mars; Meteorite; Photolysis; Titan

Indexed keywords

METEORITES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLYSIS; SPACE STATIONS;

ASTROCHEMISTRY; BIOPAN; COMET; EXPOSE; FOTON; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; MARS; TITAN;

ORBITS;

EID: 55949107965     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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