Mineralogy, composition, and alteration of Mars Pathfinder rocks and soils: Evidence from multispectral, elemental, and magnetic data on terrestrial analogue, SNC meteorite, and Pathfinder samples

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E1, 2000, Pages 1757-1817

  Morris, Richard V ^a   Golden, D C ^b   Bell III, James F ^b   Shelfer, Tad D ^b   Scheinost, Andreas C ^b   Hinman, Nancy W ^b   Furniss, George ^b   Mertzman, Stanley A ^b   Bishop, Janice L ^b   Ming, Douglas W ^b   Allen, Carlton C ^b   Britt, Daniel T ^b  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; PLANETARY SURFACE; ROCK; SOIL;

EID: 0033773058     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001059     Document Type: Article

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