The optical properties of the finest fraction of lunar soil: Implications for space weathering

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-42

  Noble, Sarah K ^a   Pieters, Carlé M ^a   Taylor, Lawrence A ^b   Morris, Richard V ^c   Allen, Carlton C ^d   McKAY, David S ^c   Keller, Lindsay P ^e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e MVA SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNAR SOIL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; PETROLOGY; WEATHERING;

EID: 0035071857     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2001.tb01808.x     Document Type: Article

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