Regions of potential existence of free water (ice) in the near-surface Martian ground: Results from the Mars Odyssey high-energy neutron detector (HEND)

Solar System Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Kuzmin, R O ^a   Zabalueva, E V ^a   Mitrofanov, I G ^b   Litvak, M L ^b   Boynton, W V ^c   Saunders, R S ^d  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b University of Arizona ^*  (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 3042756009     PISSN: 00380946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SOLS.0000015150.61420.5b     Document Type: Article

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