Laboratory insights into the chemical and kinetic evolution of several organic molecules under simulated Mars surface UV radiation conditions

Icarus

Volumn 242, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-63

  Poch, O ^a,b   Kaci, S ^a   Stalport, F ^a   Szopa, C ^c   Coll, P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Mars, surface; Organic chemistry; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906229052     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.07.014     Document Type: Article

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