Spectral characteristics of rocks: Effects of composition and texture and implications for the interpretation of planet surface compositions

Icarus

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1034-1048

  Carli, Cristian ^a   Sgavetti, Maria ^b  

^a INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mars, surface; Mercury, surface; Mineralogy; Spectroscopy; Terrestrial planets

Indexed keywords

EID: 79151478093     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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