Meteorites at Meridiani Planum Indicate Extensive Surface Water on Early
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MARS. A. G. Fairén, J. M. Dohm, S. D. Thompson, A. F. Davila, R. C. Anderson, V. R. Baker and C. P. McKay. SETI Institute, 189 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043 ([email protected]). NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035. 3 Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011