Determination of the chemical composition of Martian soil and rocks: The alpha proton X ray spectrometer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E2, 1997, Pages 4027-4044

  Rieder, R ^a   Wanke H ^a   Economou, T ^b   Turkevich, A ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PROTON X-RAY SPECTROMETER; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARS PATHFINDER; PETROLOGY;

MARS, ARES VALLIS;

EID: 0030816777     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JE03918     Document Type: Article

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