Trace constituents of Europa's atmosphere

Icarus

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 182-190

  Cassidy, T A ^a   Johnson, R E ^a   Tucker, O J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; atmospheres; dynamics; Europa; Ices; Satellites

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749099301     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.12.033     Document Type: Article

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