Midinfrared spectra of Mercury

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E12, 2001, Pages 32803-32814

  Cooper, Bonnie ^a   Potter, Andrew ^b,e   Killen, Rosemary ^c   Morgan, Thomas ^c,d  

^a Oceaneering Space Systems   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^e NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MERCURY (PLANET); SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035716833     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001377     Document Type: Article

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