Geologic context of in situ rocky exposures in Mare Serpentis, Mars: Implications for crust and regolith evolution in the cratered highlands

Icarus

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 446-462

  Rogers, A D ^a,b   Aharonson, O ^a   Bandfield, J L ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Infrared observations; Mars; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849145216     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.026     Document Type: Article

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