Radiative transfer modeling of lunar highlands spectral classes and relationship to lunar samples

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Cahill, J T ^a   Lucey, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRATER; GABBRO; LUNAR CRUST; MAFIC ROCK; MINERALOGY; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY SURFACE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 37249046555     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002868     Document Type: Article

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