Constraints on the composition and petrogenesis of the Martian crust

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  McSween, Harry Y ^a   Grove, Timothy L ^b   Wyatt, Michael B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andesite; Basalt; Crust; Mars; Thermal emission spectroscopy; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CRUST; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MARS; PETROGENESIS; SILICATE; WEATHERING;

EID: 1542289025     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002175     Document Type: Article

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