Hyperspectral imaging of sulfate evaporate deposits in Western Australia and on Mars

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6062, Issue , 2006, Pages 606201-

  Brown, Adrian J ^a   Cudahy, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hyperspectral; Mars; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BANDS; HYPERSPECTRAL; MARS; MARS SULFATE DEPOSITS;

BRINES; EVAPORATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GYPSUM; HYDRATION; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SULFATE MINERALS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33645688955     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.640260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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