Genesis Solar Wind Sample 61422: Experiment in Variation of Sequence of Cleaning Solvent for Removing Carbon-bearing Contamination
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CLEANING SOLVENT FOR REMOVING CARBON-BEARING CONTAMINATION. J. H. Allton and K. R. Kuhlman, K. K. Allums, C. P. Gonzalez, A. J. G. Jurewicz, D. S. Burnett, and D. S. Woolum. NASA/Johnson Space Center, Mail Code XI, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX, 77058, [email protected], Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, Jacobs JETS Contract, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, California State University, Fullerton, CA.
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