Composition and exposure age of the Apollo 16 cayley and descartes regions from clementine data: Normalizing the optical effects of space weathering

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 101, Issue E1, 1996, Pages 2225-2234

  Fischer, Erich M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE AGE; NORMALIZATION; PETROLOGY; REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPACE WEATHERING;

MOON, CAYLEY PLAINS; MOON, DESCARTES MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0029768945     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JE02983     Document Type: Article

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