Magnesium and calcium sulfate stabilities and the water budget of Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Chou, I Ming ^a   Seal II, Robert R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; HYDRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; SULFATE; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 38149086833     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002898     Document Type: Article

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