A different perspective for the Mars rover "Opportunity" site: Fine-grained, consolidated hematite and hematite coatings

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Kirkland, L E ^a,b   Herr, K C ^b   Adams, P M ^b  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PLANETARY LANDERS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATION MINERALS; ASTROBIOLOGY; HEMATITE;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

HEMATITE; MARS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 18244424270     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl019284     Document Type: Article

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