Laboratory simulations of mars evaporite geochemistry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Moore, Jeffrey M ^b   Bullock, Mark A ^a   Newsom, Horton ^c   Nelson, Melissa ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 77954499314     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003208     Document Type: Article

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