George Mullen is an astronomer who co-authored several peer-reviewed articles with Carl Sagan. He, along with Sagan, pointed out the faint young Sun paradox.[1][2][3][4] In addition to studying the early Earth atmosphere, he studied the atmosphere of Jupiter.[5][6]
References
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- ^ Mullen, George; Sagan, Carl (7 Jul 1972). "Earth and Mars: Evolution of Atmospheres and Surface Temperatures". Science. 177 (4043): 52–56. Bibcode:1972Sci...177...52S. doi:10.1126/science.177.4043.52. PMID 17756316. S2CID 12566286. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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