Evidence for locally derived, ultramafic intracrater materials in Amazonis Planitia, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Schneider, Romy D ^a   Hamilton, Victoria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; EMISSION; EROSION; LITHOLOGY; MARS; SURVEYING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EID: 34247243391     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002611     Document Type: Article

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