Gale crater: The mars science laboratory/curiosity rover landing site

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-38

  Wray, James J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curiosity rover; Gale crater; geomorphology; infrared spectroscopy; Mars; Mars Science Laboratory; Mount Sharp; remote sensing; stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CRATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; REMOTE SENSING; SMECTITE; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFATE;

EID: 84871639287     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550412000328     Document Type: Article

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