Identification, distribution and possible origins of sulfates in Capri Chasma (Mars), inferred from CRISM data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Flahaut, Jessica ^a,b,c   Quantin, Cathy ^a,b,d   Allemand, Pascal ^a,b,d   Thomas, Pierre ^a,b,c   Le Deit, Laetitia ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c Lab des Sc de la Terra   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; IMAGING METHOD; MARS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTROMETER; SULFATE; DETECTION METHOD; HYDRATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPAL; PHYLLOSILICATE; PLANETARY LANDFORM; SILICA; SILICATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78649514123     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003566     Document Type: Article

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