The nature of Martian fluids based on mobile element studies in salt-assemblages from Martian meteorites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Rao, M N ^a   Nyquist, L E ^a   Wentworth, S J ^a   Sutton, S R ^b   Garrison, D H ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; FLUID INCLUSION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPACT; INFILTRATION; MARTIAN METEORITE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLIVINE; SALT;

EID: 49849095490     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002958     Document Type: Article

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