Mapping methane in Martian atmosphere with PFS-MEX data

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 137-148

  Geminale, A ^a   Formisano, V ^a   Sindoni, G ^a  

^a INAF   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Mars; Methane; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; COLUMN DENSITY; GLOBAL CIRCULATION; MARS; MARS EXPRESS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERES; METHANE GAS; METHANE RESERVOIRS; NON-CONDENSABLE GAS; NORTH POLAR CAP; OPTICAL LINES; PLANETARY FOURIER SPECTROMETERS; POLAR CAP; SHORT WAVELENGTH CHANNELS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECTROMETERS;

METHANE;

EID: 79551492812     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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