Mineral alteration induced by sand transport: A source for the reddish color of martian dust

Icarus

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 716-718

  Merrison, J P ^a   Gunnlaugsson, H P ^a   Knak Jensen, S ^a   Nornberg P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Mars, Surface; Mineralogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149168271     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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