THEMIS characterization of the MER Gusev crater landing site

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Milam, Keith A ^a   Stockstill, Karen R ^a   Moersch, Jeffrey E ^a   McSween, Harry Y ^a   Tornabene, Livio L ^a   Ghosh, Amitabha ^a   Wyatt, Michael B ^b   Christensen, Philip R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gusev crater; Landing site; Mars Exploration Rover; MER; THEMIS; Thermal infrared

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARS;

EID: 1542288966     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je002023     Document Type: Article

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