Formation of early water oceans on rocky planets

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 332, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 359-364

  Elkins Tanton, Linda T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Magma ocean; Ocean; Planet; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952440921     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: 1572946X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-010-0535-3     Document Type: Article

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