Mössbauer spectroscopy on the surface of Mars: Constraints and expectations

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 218, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 243-259

  Dyar, M Darby ^a   Schaefer, Martha W ^b  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Beagle 2; Mars; Mars Exploration Rovers; M ssbauer

Indexed keywords

MARS; MINERALOGY; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 1142293205     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00689-7     Document Type: Article

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