Mars Exploration Rover candidate landing sites as viewed by THEMIS

Icarus

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-43

  Christensen, P R ^a   Ruff, Steve W ^a   Fergason, R ^a   Gorelick, N ^a   Jakosky, B M ^b   Lane, M D ^c   McEwen, A S ^d   McSween, H Y ^e   Mehall, G L ^a   Milam, K ^e   Moersch, J E ^e   Pelkey, S M ^b   Rogers, A D ^a   Wyatt, M B ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared observations; Mars, surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844440219     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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