Survival of organic compounds in ejecta from hypervelocity impacts on ice

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-25

  Bowden, S A ^a   Parnell, J ^a   Burchell, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ejecta; Hypervelocity; Ice; Organic; Survival

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EJECTA; ICE; IMPACT; IMPACT STRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLANETARY SURFACE; PLUME; SOLAR SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 67749130827     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S147355040900442X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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