Geology of the Gusev cratered plains from the Spirit rover transverse

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Golombek, Matt P ^a   Crumpler, L S ^b   Grant, John A ^c   Greeley, R ^d   Cabrol, N A ^e   Parker, T J ^a   Rice, Jr ^d   Ward, J G ^f   Arvidson, Raymond E ^f   Moersch, J E ^g   Fergason, R L ^d   Christensen, P R ^d   Castano A ^a   Castano R ^a   Haldemann, A F C ^a   Li, Rongxing ^h   Bell III, James F ⁱ   Squyres, S W ⁱ  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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

^c SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^h Ohio State University   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; MARS;

EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI; HESPERIA;

EID: 33645650347     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002503     Document Type: Article

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