Electromagnetic induction sounding and 3D laser imaging in support of a Mars methane analogue mission

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 82-83, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-33

  Boivin, A ^a,e   Lai, P ^a   Samson, C ^a   Cloutis, E ^b   Holladay, S ^c   Monteiro Santos, F A ^d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^c Geosensors Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analogue mission; Electromagnetic induction sounder; Fracture detection; Laser imaging; Mars

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MISSIONS; APPARENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION SOUNDING; FRACTURE DETECTION; GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT; LASER IMAGING; MARS; SOBEL EDGE DETECTION;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ASBESTOS MINES; EDGE DETECTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; FRACTURE; LASER APPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SERPENTINE; SLATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

METHANE;

EID: 84878530891     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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