Near-UV transmittance of basalt dust as an analog of the martian regolith: Implications for sensor calibration and astrobiology

Sensors

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 688-696

  Munoz Caro G M ^a   Mateo Marti E ^a   Martinez Frias J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Basalt; Instrumentation: photometers; Mars surface; Methods: laboratory; Ultraviolet: solar system

Indexed keywords

ASTROBIOLOGY; BASALT; IRRADIATION;

INSTRUMENTATION: PHOTOMETERS; MARS SURFACES; MARTIAN REGOLITH; METHODS: LABORATORY; MINIMUM THICKNESS; SENSOR CALIBRATION; SOLAR IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET: SOLAR SYSTEM;

DUST;

EID: 34248233605     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s6060688     Document Type: Article

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