Spectral and geological study of the sulfate-rich region of West Candor Chasma, Mars

Icarus

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 519-543

  Mangold, Nicolas ^a   Gendrin, Aline ^b   Gondet, Brigitte ^b   LeMouelic, Stephane ^c   Quantin, Cathy ^a   Ansan, Véronique ^a   Bibring, Jean Pierre ^b   Langevin, Yves ^b   Masson, Philippe ^a   Neukum, Gerhard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mars; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849087999     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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