A global map of Mars' crustal magnetic field based on electron reflectometry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Mitchell, D L ^a   Lillis, R J ^a   Lin, R P ^a   Connerney, J E P ^b   Acuna M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOMETER; MAP; MARS; REFLECTOMETRY;

PATERA;

EID: 33947370896     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002564     Document Type: Article

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