Mineralogy of the Nili Fossae region with OMEGA/Mars Express data: 1. Ancient impact melt in the Isidis Basin and implications for the transition from the Noachian to Hesperian

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Mustard, John F ^a   Poulet, François ^b   Head III, James W ^a   Mangold, Nicolas ^c   Bibring, Jean Pierre ^b   Pelkey, Shannon M ^a   Fassett, Caleb I ^a   Langevin, Yves ^b   Neukum, G ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; MARS; MINERALOGY; OLIVINE; OUTCROP; PHYLLOSILICATE;

HESPERIA;

EID: 35349015326     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002834     Document Type: Article

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