Metastable methane clathrate particles as a source of methane to the martian atmosphere

Icarus

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-144

  Chassefière, Eric ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, chemistry; Atmospheres, evolution; Geological processes; Mars, atmosphere; Mars, polar caps

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349972034     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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