Volatile, isotope, and organic analysis of martian fines with the Mars curiosity rover

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^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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^e CNRS   (France)

^f NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h University of Maryland   (United States)

ⁱ Ecole Centrale Paris   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^k MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^l INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^m UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

ⁿ University of Minnesota   (United States)

^o Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON; HELIUM; IRON; ISOTOPE; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM ION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILE AGENT; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORIDE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HELIUM; MARS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; CARBON SOURCE; DECOMPOSITION; FLOW; GAS ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84885641974     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1238937     Document Type: Article

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