Overview of Mars surface geochemical diversity through Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer data multidimensional analysis: First attempt at modeling rock alteration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Tréguier, Erwan ^a   D'Uston, Claude ^a   Pinet, Patrick C ^b   Berger, Gilles ^c   Toplis, Michael J ^b   McCoy, Timothy J ^d   Gellert, Ralf ^e   Brückner, Johannes ^f  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^c Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MARS; MINERALOGY; MODELING; PETROGENESIS; PLANETARY SURFACE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE;

EID: 62549113401     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE003010     Document Type: Review

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