Characterizing bedrock lithologies using Small Crater Rims and Ejecta Probing (SCREP)

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1257-1267

  Kramer, Georgiana Y ^a  

^a Bear Fight Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Planetary geology; Space weathering; Surface composition

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WEATHERING;

COMPOSITIONAL INFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL SURFACE; ITS APPLICATIONS; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES; PLANETARY GEOLOGY; PLANETARY INTERIORS; REMOTE SENSING IMAGES; SPACE WEATHERING;

LITHOLOGY;

EID: 77950517261     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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