Mineralogy of the last lunar basalts: Results from Clementine

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E11, 2001, Pages 27887-27900

  Staid, Matthew I ^a   Pieters, Carlé M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARE BASALT; MINERALOGY; MOON; REFLECTANCE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0035674854     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001387     Document Type: Article

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