Anthropic selection of a Solar System with a high 26Al/27Al ratio: Implications and a possible mechanism

Icarus

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 821-823

  Gilmour, J D ^a   Middleton, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Cosmochemistry; Meteorites; Planetary formation; Terrestrial planets

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349214433     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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