Exploring for water on Mars: The case for mapping the low-altitude magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Sprenke, K F ^a   Baker, L L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Rocky Mountain College   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetics; Mars; Water

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOMETER; MARS;

EID: 0041845183     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001859     Document Type: Article

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