The Use of Terrestrial Analogs in Preparing for Planetary Surface Exploration: Sampling and Radioisotopic Dating of Impactites and Deployment of In Situ Analytical Technologies
abstract: Impact cratering has played a crucial role in the surface development of the inner planets. Constraining the timing of this bombardment history is important in understanding the origins of life and our planet's evolution. Plate tectonics, active volcanism, and vegetation hinder the pr...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.25149 |