Redefining the isotopic boundaries of biogenic methane: Methane from endoevaporites

Icarus

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 268-275

  Tazaz, Amanda M ^a   Bebout, Brad M ^b   Kelley, Cheryl A ^c   Poole, Jennifer ^c   Chanton, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Mars; Organic chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878221872     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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