Geochemical and mineralogical indicators for aqueous processes in the Columbia Hills of Gusev crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Ming, Douglas W ^a   Mittlefehldt, D W ^a   Morris, Richard V ^a   Golden, D C ^b   Gellert, R ^c,d,e   Yen, Albert ^f   Clark, Benton C ^g   Squyres, S W ^h   Farrand, W H ⁱ   Ruff, Steve W ^j   Arvidson, R E ^k   Klingelhofer G ^c   McSween, H Y ^l   Rodionov, D S ^c,m   Schroder C ^c   de Souza, Jr ⁿ   Wang, Alian ^k  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b JACOBS TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^h Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

ⁱ Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^j ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^m IKI ^*  (Russian Federation)

ⁿ CVRD Group   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARS;

EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI;

EID: 33645640865     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002560     Document Type: Article

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