Mercury: Mid-infrared (3-13.5 μm) observations show heterogeneous composition, presence of intermdiate and basic soil types, and pyroxene

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1255-1268

  Sprague, A L ^a   Emery, J P ^a   Donaldson, K L ^a   Russell, R W ^a   Lynch, D K ^a   Mazuk, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (PLANET); PLANETARY SURFACE; PYROXENE; SOIL TYPE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036745703     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2002.tb00894.x     Document Type: Article

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