Spectroscopic analysis of Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001 powder and applications for spectral identification of minerals and other soil components on Mars

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 699-707

  Bishop, Janice L ^a   Pieters, Carlé M ^b   Hiroi, Takahiro ^b   Mustard, John F ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLAN HILLS 84001; METEORITE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0031739470     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01676.x     Document Type: Article

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