Thermal infrared data analyses of Meteor Crater, Arizona: Implications for Mars spaceborne data from the Thermal Emission Imaging System

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Wright, Shawn P ^a   Ramsey, Michael S ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 33645645139     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002472     Document Type: Article

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