Geochemistry of Venus' Surface: Current Limitations as Future Opportunities

Exploring Venus as a Terrestrial Planet

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 7-22

  Treiman, Allan H ^a  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Venus (Planet) Exploration; Venus (Planet) Surface

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LANDING; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; CURRENT LIMITATION; ENGINEERING CONSTRAINTS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; MAJOR AND MINOR ELEMENTS; PRECISE ANALYSIS; SURFACE MATERIALS; VOLCANIC RESURFACING;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84951781154     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/176GM03     Document Type: Chapter

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