The mars astrobiology explorer-cacher (MAX-C): A potential rover mission for 2018

Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-163

  Pratt, Lisa ^a   Beaty, David ^b   Allwood, Abigail ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; ECONOMICS; GEOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; RESEARCH; SPACE FLIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGY; LABORATORIES; MARS; RESEARCH; SPACE FLIGHT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE; EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI;

EID: 77951270168     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2010.0462     Document Type: Article

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