Mars exploration rover geologic traverse by the spirit rover in the plains of Gusev crater, Mars

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 809-812

  Crumpler, L S ^a   Squyres, S W ^b   Arvidson, R E ^c   Bell, III ^b   Blaney, D ^d   Cabrol, N A ^e   Christensen, P R ^f   DesMarais, D J ^e   Farmer, J D ^f   Fergason, R ^f   Golombek, M P ^d   Grant, F D ^f   Grant, J A ^g   Greeley, R ^f   Hahn, B ^h   Herkenhoff, K E ⁱ   Hurowitz, J A ^h   Knudson, A T ^f   Landis, G A ^j   Li, R ^k   Maki, J ^d   McSween, H Y ^l   Ming, D W ^m   Moersch, J E ^l   Payne, M C ^f   Rice, J W ^f   Richter, L ⁿ   Ruff, S W ^f   Sims, M ^e   Thompson, S D ^f   Tosca, N ^h   Wang, A ^c   Whelley, P ^f   Wright, S P ^f   Wyatt, M B ^f   more..

^a NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^h STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^j NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^k Ohio State University   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^m NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ Institute of Space Simulation   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

Field geology; Geotraverse; Mars; Planetary geology; Rover

Indexed keywords

FIELD GEOLOGY; GEOTRAVERSE; MARS; PLANETARY GEOLOGY;

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LANDFORMS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

CRATER; EJECTA; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM;

EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI;

EID: 26844526520     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21673.1     Document Type: Article

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