Understanding the composition and evolution of the Martian surface using thermal infrared laboratory analyses and remote sensing

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008. === In this work, thermal infrared (TIR) spectroscopy is used to refine and advance our understanding of the mineralogic composition of the Martian surface. The distinctiveness of glasses and phyllosilicates in TIR spectra is quantified using disc...

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Main Author: Koeppen, William Carl
Language:en-US
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20627