Mössbauer and VNIR study of dust generated from olivine basalt: Application to Mars

Hyperfine Interactions

Volumn 186, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Molholt T E ^a   Gunnlaugsson, H P ^a   Merrison, J P ^a   Morris, R V ^b   Nornberg P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

M ssbauer spectroscopy; Olivine basalt; Pyroxene; VNIR study

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849104807     PISSN: 03043843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10751-008-9842-2     Document Type: Article

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