In situ and experimental evidence for acidic weathering of rocks and soils on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Hurowitz, Joel A ^a   McLennan, Scott M ^a   Tosca, N J ^a   Arvidson, R E ^b   Michalski, J R ^c   Ming, Douglas W ^d   Schroder C ^e   Squyres, S W ^f  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^e JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; MARS;

EID: 33645651257     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002515     Document Type: Article

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