A cometary aggregate interplanetary dust particle as an analog for comet Wild 2 grain chemistry preserved in silica-rich Stardust glass

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1589-1609

  Rietmeijer, Frans J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 72449192842     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01193.x     Document Type: Article

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