The AMINO experiment: A laboratory for astrochemistry and astrobiology on the EXPOSE-R facility of the International Space Station

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-77

  Cottin, H ^a   Saiagh, K ^a   Guan, Y Y ^a   Cloix, M ^a   Khalaf, D ^a   MacAri, F ^a   Jerome M ^a   Polienor, J M ^a   Benilan Y ^a   Coll, P ^a,b   Fray, N ^a   Gazeau, M C ^a   Raulin, F ^a   Stalport, F ^a   Carrasco, N ^b,c   Szopa, C ^b   Bertrand, M ^d   Chabin, A ^d   Westall, F ^d   Vergne, J ^e   Da Silva, L A ^e   Maurel, M C ^e   Chaput, D ^f   Demets, R ^g   Brack, A ^d   more..

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^e Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^f CNES   (France)

^g EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

astrobiology.; astrochemistry; EXPOSE R; exposure; hardware; International Space Station; low Earth orbit

Indexed keywords

COMET; HARDWARE; MICROMETEORITE; ORBIT DETERMINATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TITAN;

EID: 84921512552     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550414000500     Document Type: Article

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