Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer for the Mars Exploration Rovers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Christensen, Philip R ^a   Mehall, Greg L ^a   Silverman, Steven H ^b   Anwar, Saadat ^a   Cannon, George ^a   Gorelick, Noel ^a   Kheen, Rolph ^a   Tourville, Tom ^a   Bates, Duane ^b   Ferry, Steven ^b   Fortuna, Teresa ^b   Jeffryes, John ^b   O'Donnell, William ^b   Peralta, Richard ^b   Wolverton, Thomas ^b   Blancy, Diana ^c   Denise, Robert ^c   Rademacher, Joel ^c   Morris, Richard V ^d   Squyres, Steven ^e  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

IR spectroscopy; Mars; Mars surface; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; MARS; MINERALOGY; PLANETARY SURFACE; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 1542379013     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002117     Document Type: Article

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