Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS): Results from Gusev crater and calibration report

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Gellert, R ^a,b   Rieder, R ^a   Bruckner J ^a   Clark, B C ^c   Dreibus, G ^a   Klingelhofer G ^d   Lugmair, G ^a   Ming, D W ^e   Wanke H ^a   Yen, A ^f   Zipfel, J ^a   Squyres, S W ^g  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS;

EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI;

EID: 33645643344     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002555     Document Type: Article

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