Radiative transfer modeling of compositions of lunar pyroclastic deposits

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Wilcox, B B ^a   Lucey, P G ^a   Hawke, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ILMENITE; IRON; MATURATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; MOON; OPTICAL METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TITANIUM;

GALLUS;

EID: 33845420841     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002686     Document Type: Article

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