Evidence for platy hematite grains in Sinus Meridiani, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Lane, Melissa D ^a   Morris, Richard V ^b   Mertzman, Stanley A ^c   Christensen, Philip R ^d  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematite; Infrared; Mars; Platy hematite; Sinus Meridiani; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HEMATITE; MARS; ORIENTATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0012220611     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001832     Document Type: Article

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