Characteristics of the Pathfinder APXS sites: Implications for the composition of Martian rocks and soils

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E7, 2001, Pages 14621-14665

  Bridges, Nathan T ^a   Crisp, Joy A ^a   Bell III, James F ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS PATHFINDER; PLANETARY SURFACE; ROCK; SOIL; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0034887026     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001393     Document Type: Article

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