Analysis of phyllosilicate deposits in the Nili Fossae region of Mars: Comparison of TES and OMEGA data

Icarus

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 269-289

  Michalski, Joseph ^a   Poulet, François ^a   Bibring, Jean Pierre ^a   Mangold, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Infrared observations; Mars, Surface; Mineralogy; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149146702     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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