Characterization and petrologic interpretation of olivine-rich basalts at Gusev Crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  McSween, H Y ^a   Wyatt, Michael B ^b   Gellert, R ^c   Bell, III ^d   Morris, Richard V ^e   Herkenhoff, K E ^f   Crumpler, Larry S ^g   Milam, K A ^a   Stockstill, K R ^a   Tornabene, L L ^a   Arvidson, R E ^h   Bartlett, P ⁱ   Blaney, D ^j   Cabrol, N A ^k   Christensen, Phil R ^b   Clark, Benton C ^l   Crisp, Joy A ^j   Des Marais, David J ^k   Economou, T ^m   Farmer, J D ^b   Farrand, W ⁿ   Ghosh, A ^a   Golombek, Matt ^j   Gorevan, S ⁱ   Greeley, R ^b   Hamilton, V E ^o   Johnson, J R ^f   Joliff, B L ^h   Klingelhofer G ^p   Knudson, Amy T ^b   McLennan, Scott ^q   Ming, Douglas ^e   Moersch, J E ^a   Rieder, R ^c   Ruff, Steve W ^b   Schrorder C ^p   de Souza, Jr ^r   Squyres, S W ^d   Wanke H ^c   Wang, Alian ^h   Yen, Albert ^j   Zipfel, J ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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

^h WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ HONEYBEE ROBOTICS   (United States)

^j CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^l LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

ⁿ Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^p JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^q STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r VALE S A   (Brazil)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRATER; MARS;

EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI;

EID: 33645649457     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002477     Document Type: Article

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