Bright and dark regions on Mars: Particle size and mineralogical characteristics based on thermal emission spectrometer data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Ruff, Steven W ^a   Christensen, Philip R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Albedo; Dust; Infrared; Mars; TES

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; DUST; EMISSIVITY; MARS; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0038702531     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001580     Document Type: Article

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