Analysis of MOLA data for the Mars Exploration Rover landing sites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Anderson, F Scott ^a   Haldeman, Albert F C ^a   Bridges, Nathan T ^a   Golombek, Matthew P ^a   Parker, Timothy J ^a   Neumann, Gregory ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurst; Landing site; Mars Exploration Rover; Roughness; Slope; Topography

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; EXPLORATION; MARS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 1542349158     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002125     Document Type: Article

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