Depth selective Mössbauer spectroscopy: Analysis and simulation of 6.4 keV and 14.4 keV spectra obtained from at Gusev Crater, Mars, and layered laboratory samples

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Fleischer, I ^a   Klingelhofer G ^a   Schroder C ^b   Morris, R V ^b   Hahn, M ^a   Rodionov, D ^a,c   Gellert, R ^d   de Souza, P A ^e,f  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c Space Research Institute IKI ^*  (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e Vellourec Research Center   (France)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MARS; MINERAL; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE LAYER;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE;

EID: 49849094313     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE003022     Document Type: Article

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