Late Hesperian aqueous alteration at Majuro crater, Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-30

  Mangold, N ^a   Carter, J ^b,c   Poulet, F ^b   Dehouck, E ^a   Ansan, V ^a   Loizeau, D ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alluvial fan; Alteration; Fluvial landforms; Gale; Impact crater; Mars; Phyllosilicates

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FANS; ALTERATION; GALE; IMPACT CRATERS; MARS; PHYLLOSILICATES;

CLAY MINERALS; HOT SPRINGS; HYDRATION; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SILICATES; STRATIGRAPHY;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 84870292361     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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