Geology of quartz and hydrated silica-bearing deposits near Antoniadi Crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Smith, Matthew R ^a   Bandfield, Joshua L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; CRATER; MARS; MINERAL ALTERATION; PLANETARY LANDFORM; QUARTZ; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SILICA; SMECTITE;

PHYMATA;

EID: 84863462400     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE004038     Document Type: Article

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