Global investigation of olivine on Mars: Insights into crust and mantle compositions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 234-262

  Ody, A ^a   Poulet, F ^a   Bibring, J P ^a   Loizeau, D ^b   Carter, J ^c   Gondet, B ^a   Langevin, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

Author keywords

crust; magmatisme; mantle; Mars; olivine; volcanisme

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRATER; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAIN SIZE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MARS; OLIVINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANISM;

HESPERIA;

EID: 84876889225     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21699100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JE004149     Document Type: Article

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