Mixed hydrothermal fluids and the origin of the Martian soil

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E4, 1999, Pages 8717-8728

  Newsom, Horto̧n E ^a   Hagerty, Justin J ^a   Goff, Fraser ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MARS; MARS PATHFINDER; PEDOGENESIS;

EID: 0033602613     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900043     Document Type: Article

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