Distribution and stratigraphy of basaltic units in Maria Tranquillitatis and Fecunditatis: A Clementine perspective

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1699-1720

  Rajmon, D ^a,b,c   Spudis, P ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Shell International e and P   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MAPPING; MARE BASALT; MOON; TITANIUM;

EID: 8644255847     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00067.x     Document Type: Article

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