Presence and detection of carbonates on the Martian surface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E11, 2001, Pages 27815-27822

  Fonti, S ^a   Jurewicz, A ^b   Blanco, A ^a   Blecka, M I ^b   Orofino, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 0035675515     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001363     Document Type: Article

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