Hansteen Alpha: A volcanic construct in the lunar highlands

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Hawke, B Ray ^a   Lawrence, D J ^b   Blewett, D T ^c   Lucey, P G ^a   Smith, G A ^a   Spudis, P D ^d   Taylor, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NovaSol   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clementine; Highlands volcanism; Moon; Nonmarc volcanism; Remote sensing; Spectral anomalies

Indexed keywords

MOON; PLANETARY SURFACE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANISM;

EID: 0344121647     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je002013     Document Type: Article

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