Thermal emission spectra of terrestrial alkaline volcanic rocks: Applications to Martian remote sensing

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Dunn, Tasha L ^a   McSween, Harry Y ^a   Christensen, Philip R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECONVOLUTION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MARS; MASS BALANCE; PETROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; VOLCANIC ROCK;

TRACHYTES;

EID: 34447302010     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002766     Document Type: Article

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