Size-frequency distributions of rocks on Mars and Earth analog sites Implications for future landed missions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E2, 1997, Pages 4117-4129

  Golombek, M ^a   Rapp, D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDING SITE ASSESSMENT; MARS PATHFINDER; ROCK COVERAGE; SIZE/FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION;

MARS;

EID: 0030837915     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JE03319     Document Type: Article

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