Geology of mare deposits in South Pole-Aitken basin as seen by Clementine UV/VIS data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E8, 1999, Pages 18957-18979

  Yingst, R Aileen ^a   Head III, James W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; MINERALOGY; MOON; VOLCANIC LANDFORM;

EID: 0041865766     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE900016     Document Type: Article

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