Sulfur on mars

Elements

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-112

  King, Penelope L ^a,b   McLennan, Scott M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars's sulfur cycle; Martian meteorites; Martian surface; Planetary exploration; Sulfates; Sulfi des

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; METEORITES; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR;

MARTIAN METEORITES; MARTIAN SURFACE; PLANETARY EXPLORATION; SULFATES; SULFI DES; SULFUR CYCLES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77958177183     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.6.2.107     Document Type: Article

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