Overview of the Mars Science Laboratory mission: Bradbury Landing to Yellowknife Bay and beyond

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1134-1161

  Vasavada, A R ^a   Grotzinger, J P ^b   Arvidson, R E ^c   Calef, F J ^a   Crisp, J A ^a   Gupta, S ^d   Hurowitz, J ^e   Mangold, N ^f   Maurice, S ^g   Schmidt, M E ^h   Wiens, R C ⁱ   Williams, R M E ^j   Yingst, R A ^j  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^g IRAP   (France)

^h BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Mars

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; BOULDER; CONGLOMERATE; CRATER; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MARS; MUDSTONE; OUTCROP; PEBBLE;

EID: 84904681019     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21699100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004622     Document Type: Article

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