Derivation of martian surface slope characteristics from directional thermal infrared radiometry

Icarus

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-157

  Bandfield, Joshua L ^a   Edwards, Christopher S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared observations; Mars; Photometry; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749019595     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.08.028     Document Type: Article

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