Sulfate deposition in subsurface regolith in Gusev crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Alian ^a   Haskin, L A ^a   Squyres, S W ^b   Jolliff, B L ^a   Crumpler, Larry ^c   Gellert, R ^d   Schroder C ^e   Herkenhoff, K ^f   Hurowitz, Joel ^g   Tosca, N J ^g   Farrand, W H ^h   Anderson, Robert ⁱ   Knudson, Amy T ^j  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^j ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS; SULFATE;

EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI;

EID: 33645647617     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002513     Document Type: Article

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