Global maps of anhydrous minerals at the surface of Mars from OMEGA/MEx

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Ody, A ^a   Poulet, F ^a   Langevin, Y ^a   Bibring, J P ^a   Bellucci, G ^b   Altieri, F ^b   Gondet, B ^a   Vincendon, M ^a   Carter, J ^c   Manaud, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DATA SET; FORMATION MECHANISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; OLIVINE; PIXEL; SATELLITE DATA;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE;

EID: 84867018849     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JE004117     Document Type: Article

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