Testing evidence of recent hydration state change in sulfates on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Roach, L H ^a   Mustard, J F ^a   Murchie, S L ^b   Bibring, J P ^c   Forget, F ^d   Lewis, K W ^e   Aharonson, O ^e   Vincendon, M ^a   Bishop, J L ^f  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVAPORITE; HYDRATION; MARS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTROMETER; SULFATE;

EID: 72049125229     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003245     Document Type: Article

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