Spatial variability, composition and thickness of the seasonal north polar cap of Mars in mid-spring

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1328-1345

  Giuranna, M ^a,b   Hansen, G ^c   Formisano, V ^a   Zasova, L ^a,d   Maturilli, A ^a,e   Grassi, D ^a   Ignatiev, N ^a,d  

^a INAF   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

^e GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composition; Mars; North polar cap; Thickness

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTAMINATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; WATER; WAVELENGTH;

CAP INTERIORS; PLANETARY FOURIER SPECTROMETERS (PFS); POLAR CAPS; SPECTRAL CHANNELS;

PLANETS;

EID: 34447132233     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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