Coordinated HiRISE/CRISM observation on Gypsum Signature in Martian polar dunes
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Titus, P.E. Geissler, L.H. Roach, C.A. Verba, J.F. Mustard, S.L. Murchie, A.J. Brown, F. Seelos, K. Seelos, W.M. Calvin, M. Parente, C. Cornwall. 1 Div. of Astronomy, Dep. of Phys. Sciences, P.O. BOX 3000, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland ([email protected]). 2U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA. Dept. of Geological Sciences, Box 1846, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912. Johns Hopkins/APL, Laurel, MD 20723. SETI Institute/NASA-ARC, Mountain View, CA 94043. 6 Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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