Spectral reflectance properties of minerals exposed to simulated Mars surface conditions

Icarus

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-168

  Cloutis, E A ^a   Craig, M A ^a   Kruzelecky, R V ^b   Jamroz, W R ^b   Scott, A ^c   Hawthorne, F C ^d   Mertzman, S A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b MPB COMMUNICATIONS INC   (Canada)

^c Research and Development Department   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars; Mineralogy; Spectroscopy; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049089752     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.10.028     Document Type: Article

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