Hydrated states of MgSO4 at equatorial latiudes on Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Feldman, W C ^a   Mellon, M T ^b   Maurice, S ^c   Prettyman, T H ^a   Carey, J W ^a   Vaniman, D T ^a   Bish, D L ^d   Fialips, C I ^a   Chipera, S J ^a   Kargel, J S ^e   Elphic, R C ^a   Funsten, H O ^a   Lawrence, D J ^a   Tokar, R L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRATION; ICE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; VAPORS; WATER;

EPSOMITE; HEXAHYDRITE; WATER EQUIVALENT HYDROGEN (WEH); WATER ICE;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EQUILIBRIUM; MAGNESIUM; MARS; SULFATE;

EID: 6044222347     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020181     Document Type: Article

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