Geologic and spectral mapping of etched terrain deposits in northern Meridiani Planum

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Griffes, J L ^a,b   Arvidson, R E ^a   Poulet, François ^c   Gendrin, A ^c,d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; MARS; MINERAL DEPOSIT; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

EID: 35348969363     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002811     Document Type: Article

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