Dark aeolian sediments in Martian craters: Composition and sources

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Tirsch, D ^a   Jaumann, R ^a,b   Pacifici, A ^c   Poulet, F ^d  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CRATER; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EROSION; MARS; MINERALOGY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH;

EID: 79952559075     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003562     Document Type: Article

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