Identification of a 10-μm silicate absorption feature in the Acidalia region of Mars

Icarus

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 183-196

  Moersch, J E ^a   Hayward, T L ^a   Nicholson, P D ^a   Squyres, S W ^a   Van Cleve, J ^a   Christensen, P R ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031093647     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.5645     Document Type: Article

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