Identification of hydrated silicate minerals on Mars using MRO-CRISM: Geologic context near Nili Fossae and implications for aqueous alteration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Ehlmann, Bethany L ^a   Mustard, John F ^a   Swayze, Gregg A ^b   Clark, Roger N ^b   Bishop, Janice L ^c,d   Poulet, Francois ^e   Des Marais, David J ^d   Roach, Leah H ^a   Milliken, Ralph E ^f   Wray, James J ^g   Barnouin Jha, Olivier ^h   Murchie, Scott L ^h  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALCIME; CRATER; DETECTION METHOD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MARS; MINERAL ALTERATION; PLANETARY SATELLITE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERAL; SMECTITE;

EID: 67650352113     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003339     Document Type: Article

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