Measurements and calculations for estimating the spectrometric detection limit for carbonates in martian soil

Icarus

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 256-268

  Wagner, C ^a   Schade, U ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 0030268404     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.0156     Document Type: Article

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