Calculating iron contents of lunar highland materials surrounding Tycho crater from integrated Clementine UV-visible and near-infrared data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Le Mouélic, Stéphane ^a,b   Lucey, P G ^c   Langevin, Yves ^b   Hawke, B Ray ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Bur Rech Geologiques et Minieres   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Clementine; Composition; Iron; Moon; Near infrared; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IRON; LUNAR SOIL; MAPPING; MOON; NEAR INFRARED; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 0037175301     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000je001484     Document Type: Article

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