Contribution of Mars Odyssey GRS at Central Elysium Planitia

Icarus

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-29

  Diez, B ^a   Feldman, W C ^b   Mangold, N ^c,e   Baratoux, D ^d   Maurice, S ^a   Gasnault, O ^a   d'Uston, L ^a   Costard, F ^c  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Data reduction techniques; Gamma ray spectroscopy; Mars; Regoliths; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 60449107173     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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