Effects of sterilizing doses of gamma radiation on Mars analog rocks and minerals

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E11, 1999, Pages 27043-27066

  Allen, Carlton C ^a   Albert, Fred G ^b   Combie, Joan ^b   Banin, Amos ^c   Yablekovitch, Yehuda ^c   Kan, Ido ^c   Bodnar, Robert J ^d   Hamilton, Victoria E ^e   Jolliff, Bradley L ^f   Kuebler, Karla ^f   Wang, Alian ^f   Lindstrom, David J ^g   Morris, Penny A ^h   Morris, Richard V ^g   Murray, Richard W ⁱ   Nyquist, Laurence E ^g   Simpson, Paul D ^j   Steele, Andrew ^k   Symes, Steven J ^g  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b Montana Biotech Corporation   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

ⁱ BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAINMENT; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; MARS; SAMPLING;

EID: 9444292712     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001064     Document Type: Article

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