Combined SEM (secondary electrons, backscatter, cathodoluminescence) and atomic force microscope investigation of fracture surfaces in Martian meteorite ALH84001: Preliminary results

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3441, Issue , 1998, Pages 225-233

  Westall, Frances ^a   Gobbi, Pietro ^a   Mazzotti, Giovanni ^a   Gerneke, Dane ^b   Stark, Robert W ^c   Drobek, Tanya ^c   Heckl, Wolfgang M ^c   Gibson, Everett ^d   McKay, David ^d   Allen, Carlton ^d   Steele, Andrew ^d   Thomas Keprta, Kathy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACKSCATTERING; BACTERIA; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; ELECTRONS; FRACTURE; IRON OXIDES; METEORITES; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SURFACES;

ABIOTIC; BIOGENIC ACTIVITY; BIOTIC; MARTIAN METEORITE; SECONDARY ELECTRONS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0001563493     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.319841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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