Hematite spherules at Meridiani: Results from MI, Mini-TES, and Pancam

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Calvin, W M ^a   Shoffner, J D ^a   Johnson, J R ^b   Knoll, A H ^c   Pocock, J M ^a   Squyres, S W ^d   Weitz, C M ^e   Arvidson, R E ^f   Bell III, J F ^d   Christensen, P R ^g   de Souza, Jr ^h   Farrand, W H ⁱ   Glotch, T D ^j   Herkenhoff, K E ^b   Jolliff, B L ^f   Knudson, A T ^g   McLennan, S M ^j   Rogers, A D ^j   Thompson, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CSIRO   (Australia)

ⁱ Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^j STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; HEMATITE; MARS; PLANETARY SURFACE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPHERULE;

SPHERULES;

EID: 62549147040     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE003048     Document Type: Article

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