Remote sensing and geologic studies of the Balmer-Kapteyn region of the Moon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Hawke, B Ray ^a   Gillis, J J ^a   Giguere, T A ^a,b   Blewett, D T ^c   Lawrence, D J ^d   Lucey, P G ^a   Smith, G A ^a   Spudis, P D ^e   Taylor, G Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Intergraph Corporation   (United States)

^c NovaSol   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL FEATURE; MOON; REMOTE SENSING;

CITRUS RETICULATA; NECTARIA;

EID: 24744472021     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002383     Document Type: Article

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