Evidence for extensive, olivine-rich bedrock on Mars

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 433-436

  Hamilton, Victoria E ^a   Christensen, Philip R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCKS; OLIVINE CONCENTRATIONS; OLIVINE-RICH MATERIALS; THERMAL EMISSIONS;

BASALT; COLOR; GEOLOGY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED IMAGING; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

BEDROCK; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARS; OLIVINE;

EID: 20444493520     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21258.1     Document Type: Article

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