Lunar regional dark mantle deposits: Geologic, multispectral, and modeling studies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E10, 1998, Pages 22725-22759

  Weitz, Catherine M ^a   Head III, James W ^a   Pieters, Carle M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; MOON; VOLCANIC LANDFORM;

EID: 0032566861     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE02027     Document Type: Article

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