Equatorial and midlatitude distribution of chlorine measured by Mars Odyssey GRS

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Keller, John M ^a   Boynton, William V ^a   Karunatillake, S ^b   Baker, V R ^a   Dohm, J M ^a   Evans, Larry G ^c   Finch, M J ^a   Hahn, B C ^d   Hamara, Dave K ^a   Janes, Daniel M ^a   Kerry, Kristopher E ^a   Newsom, H E ^e   Reedy, Robert C ^e   Sprague, Ann L ^a   Squyres, Steve W ^b   Starr, Richard D ^f   Taylor, G Jeffrey ^g   Williams, R M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CORRELATION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; DUST; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; MARS; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

HYDROIDA; PHYMATA;

EID: 34249915495     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002679     Document Type: Article

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