Published March 1989 | Version v1
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Chemical evolution: A solar system perspective

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During the last three decades major advances were made in the understanding of the formation of carbon compounds in the universe and of the occurrence of processes of chemical evolution in the solar system and beyond. This was made possible by the development of new astronomical techniques and by the exploration of the solar system by means of properly instrumented spacecraft. Some of the major findings made as a result of these observations are summarized

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Imprint Title
Exobiology and future Mars missions
Imprint Pagination
241 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 46-49.
Report number
N--89-26334

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22017852
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ASTEROIDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHONDRITES; COMETS; EARTH PLANET; JUPITER PLANET; MARS PLANET; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES; REVIEWS; SOLAR SYSTEM
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERES; DOCUMENT TYPES; METEORITES; PLANETS; STONE METEORITES

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