Chemical compositions at Mars landing sites subject to Mars Odyssey Gamma Ray Spectrometer constraints

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Karunatillake, Suniti ^a   Keller, John M ^b   Squyres, Steven W ^a   Boynton, William V ^c   Brückner, Johannes ^d   Janes, Daniel M ^c   Gasnault, Olivier ^e   Newsom, Horton E ^f  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; MARS; MARS PATHFINDER; SILICON; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 35349008114     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002859     Document Type: Article

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