Low-temperature reflectivity spectra of red hematite and the color of Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 102, Issue E4, 1997, Pages 9125-9133

  Morris, Richard V ^a   Golden, D C ^b   Bell III, James F ^c  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b Dual Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Charge exchange processes; Coincidence technique; Electrospray ionization; Electrostatic ion guide; Frank Condon factors; Orthogonal acceleration; Reaction cross sections; Supersonic beam; Thermally induced dissociation; Time of flight

Indexed keywords

COLORIMETRY; HAEMATITE; PLANETARY SURFACE; REFLECTIVITY; REGOLITH;

MARS;

EID: 0030866564     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JE03993     Document Type: Article

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