Low temperature optical constants of some hydrated sulfates relevant to planetary surfaces

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Dalton III, J B ^a   Pitman, K M ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLISTO; EUROPA; GANYMEDE; HYDRATION; MARS; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; PLANETARY SURFACE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATELLITE MISSION; SPACECRAFT; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SULFATE;

EID: 84866354682     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE004036     Document Type: Article

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