Testing the relation between UV-vis color and TiO2 content of the lunar maria

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 6079-6102

  Gillis Davis, Jeffrey J ^a   Lucey, Paul G ^a   Hawke, B Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLOR; LUNAR SOIL; MARE BASALT; REMOTE SENSING; TITANATE;

CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 33845452945     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.08.035     Document Type: Article

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