An in-situ record of major environmental transitions on early Mars at Northeast Syrtis Major

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Ehlmann, Bethany L ^a,b   Mustard, John F ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; VOLCANOES;

ACIDIC PH; ALKALINE PH; AQUEOUS ALTERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; IN-SITU; JAROSITES; LAVA FLOWS; VOLCANIC FLOWS; VOLCANIC PROCESS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATE; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXPLORATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MARS; SULFATE; VOLCANISM;

HESPERIA; PHYMATA;

EID: 84862180565     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL051594     Document Type: Article

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