Olivine and pyroxene diversity in the crust of Mars

Science

Volumn 307, Issue 5715, 2005, Pages 1594-1597

  Mustard, J F ^a   Poulet, F ^b   Gendrin, A ^b   Bibring, J P ^b   Langevin, Y ^b   Gondet, B ^b   Mangold, N ^c   Bellucci, G ^d   Altieri, F ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d INAF   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDRATION; OBSERVATORIES; ROCKS; SPACECRAFT; WATER ABSORPTION;

CRUST OF MARS; HIGH-CALCIUM PYROXENE (HCP); LOW-CALCIUM PYROXENE (LCP); PYROXENE DIVERSITY;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; MINERAL; OLIVINE; PYROXENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MARS; OLIVINE; PYROXENE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERE; CALCIUM; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MARS; MINERALS; SILICATES; SPACECRAFT; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME; WATER;

EID: 14844364362     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1109098     Document Type: Article

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