Radar remote sensing of pyroclastic deposits in the southern Mare Serenitatis and Mare Vaporum regions of the Moon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Carter, Lynn M ^a   Campbell, Bruce A ^a   Hawke, B Ray ^b   Campbell, Donald B ^c   Nolan, Michael C ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING METHOD; LUNAR MANTLE; MARE BASALT; MOON; PIXEL; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; POLARIZATION; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; WAVELENGTH;

GALLUS;

EID: 72049125444     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003406     Document Type: Article

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