Meteorite ablation products and their contribution to the atmospheres of terrestrial planets: An experimental study using pyrolysis-FTIR

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3512-3521

  Court, Richard W ^a   Sephton, Mark A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ASTEROID; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MARS; METEORITE; METHANE; PARENT BODY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; PYROLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER;

EID: 65449139826     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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