Spectral detectability of Ca- and Mg-sulfates in Martian bright soils in the 4-5 μm wavelength range

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-440

  Witzke, A ^a   Arnold, G ^a   Stoffler D ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mars; Remote sensing; Spectroscopy; Sulfates; Surface mineralogy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETS; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SULFATE MINERALS;

ABSORPTION FEATURES; MARS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE MINERALOGY;

SOILS;

EID: 33846918161     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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