Seeking phyllosilicates in thermal infrared data: A laboratory and Martian data case study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  McDowell, Meryl L ^b   Hamilton, Victoria E ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPHANE; BASALT; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; MARS; NEAR INFRARED; PHYLLOSILICATE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 70350041717     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003317     Document Type: Article

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