The rocks of Gusev Crater as viewed by the Mini-TES instrument

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Ruff, Steve W ^a   Christensen, Philip R ^a   Blaney, D L ^b   Farrand, W H ^c   Johnson, Jeffrey R ^d   Michalski, J R ^a   Moersch, J E ^e   Wright, S P ^a   Squyres, Steven W ^f  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRATER; MARS; MARS PATHFINDER; MINERALOGY; OLIVINE; OUTCROP; PHYLLOSILICATE; PLAGIOCLASE; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 34447503432     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002747     Document Type: Article

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