Distribution and characteristics of Adirondack-class basalt as observed by Mini-TES in Gusev crater, Mars and its possible volcanic source

Icarus

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 917-949

  Hamilton, Victoria E ^a   Ruff, Steven W ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars, srurface; Mineralogy; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857715821     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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