Optical properties of the Martian aerosols as derived from Imager for Mars Pathfinder midday sky brightness data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E4, 1999, Pages 9009-9017

  Markiewicz, W J ^a   Sablotny, R M ^a   Keller, H U ^a   Thomas, N ^a   Titov, D ^a,b   Smith, P H ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS PATHFINDER;

EID: 0033602589     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900033     Document Type: Article

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