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A Comparative View of Glacial and Periglacial Landforms on Earth and Mars

scientific article

A Complex Fluviolacustrine Environment on Early Mars and Its Astrobiological Potentials

scientific article published on 03 August 2018

A model of diffuse radar scattering from Martian surface rocks

article by Wendy M. Calvin et al published December 1988 in Icarus

A new method for the semiquantitative determination of major rock-forming minerals with thermal infrared multispectral data: Application to THEMIS infrared data

article by Jun Huang et al published October 2013 in Journal of geophysical research. Planets

A thermal emission spectral library of rock-forming minerals

scholarly article

Acid weathering of basalt and basaltic glass: 2. Effects of microscopic alteration textures on spectral properties

article published in 2017

Acidic weathering of basalt and basaltic glass: 1. Near-infrared spectra, thermal infrared spectra, and implications for Mars

Aeolian dunes as ground truth for atmospheric modeling on Mars

scholarly article

Alteration mineralogy in detachment zones: Insights from Swansea, Arizona

scientific article published in 2007

An impact origin for hydrated silicates on Mars: A synthesis

scientific article published in May 2013

An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils

scientific article published on July 2005

Ancient volcanism and its implication for thermal evolution of Mars

scientific article published in March 2012

Asteroid (101955) Bennu's weak boulders and thermally anomalous equator

scientific article published on 08 October 2020

Athena Mars rover science investigation

scholarly article

Bright and dark regions on Mars: Particle size and mineralogical characteristics based on Thermal Emission Spectrometer data

scholarly article

CO2 jets formed by sublimation beneath translucent slab ice in Mars' seasonal south polar ice cap

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Characteristics, distribution, origin, and significance of opaline silica observed by the Spirit rover in Gusev crater, Mars

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Coils and polygonal crust in the Athabasca Valles region, Mars, as evidence for a volcanic history.

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Columbia Hills, Mars: Aeolian features seen from the ground and orbit

scholarly article

Determination of Martian meteorite lithologies and mineralogies using vibrational spectroscopy

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Discovery of Olivine in the Nili Fossae Region of Mars

scientific article published on October 24, 2003

Distribution and variation of plagioclase compositions on Mars

scholarly article

Distribution of the ices exposed near the south pole of Mars using Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) temperature measurements

scholarly article

EMIRS Observations of the Aphelion‐Season Mars Atmosphere

scientific article published in 2022

Emirates Mars Mission Characterization of Mars Atmosphere Dynamics and Processes

scientific article published in December 2021

Erratum: An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils

scientific article published in Nature

Evidence for extensive, olivine-rich bedrock on Mars

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Evidence for platy hematite grains in Sinus Meridiani, Mars

scientific article

Evidence for widespread aqueous sedimentation in the northern plains of Mars

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First Atmospheric Science Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers Mini-TES.

scientific article published on December 2004

Formation of recent martian gullies through melting of extensive water-rich snow deposits

scientific article

IBI series winner. Mars Student Imaging Project: real research by secondary students

scientific article published on February 2013

Identification and mapping of dikes with relatively primitive compositions in Thaumasia Planum on Mars: Implications for Tharsis volcanism and the opening of Valles Marineris

scholarly article

Identity and emplacement of domical structures in the western Arcadia Planitia, Mars

scholarly article

Mars Global Digital Dune Database and initial science results

scholarly article

Mars aeolian sand: Regional variations among dark-hued crater floor features

scholarly article by Kenneth S. Edgett & Philip R. Christensen published 1994 in Journal of Geophysical Research

Mars south polar spring and summer behavior observed by TES: Seasonal cap evolution controlled by frost grain size

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Migrating Thermal Tides in the Martian Atmosphere During Aphelion Season Observed by EMM/EMIRS

scientific article published in 2022

Mineralogy of the light‐toned outcrop at Meridiani Planum as seen by the Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer and implications for its formation

scientific article published in December 2006

Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer for the Mars Exploration Rovers

scientific article published in December 2003

Morphology and composition of the surface of Mars: Mars Odyssey THEMIS results.

scientific article

Nature and distribution of surficial deposits in Chryse Planitia and vicinity, Mars

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Observations and preliminary science results from the first 100 sols of MSL Rover Environmental Monitoring Station ground temperature sensor measurements at Gale Crater

scientific article

Physical properties of the Mars Exploration Rover landing sites as inferred from Mini-TES-derived thermal inertia

scholarly article

Planetary science: Volcanism or aqueous alteration on Mars?

scientific article published on February 2003

Reexamining the relationship between Apollinaris Patera and the basalts of the Gusev crater plains, Mars

scientific article published on 16 April 2010

Regional dust deposits on Mars: Physical properties, age, and history

scholarly article by Philip R. Christensen published 10 March 1986 in Journal of Geophysical Research

Rocks and aeolian features in the Mars Pathfinder landing site region: Viking infrared thermal mapper observations

scholarly article by Kenneth S. Edgett & Philip R. Christensen published 1 February 1997 in Journal of Geophysical Research

Shuttle radar images of wind streaks in the Altiplano, Bolivia

scholarly article by Ronald Greeley et al published 1989 in Geology

Spectroscopic identification of carbonate minerals in the martian dust

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Spirit rover localization and topographic mapping at the landing site of Gusev crater, Mars

scholarly article

Surface mineralogy of Martian low-albedo regions from MGS-TES data: Implications for upper crustal evolution and surface alteration

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THEMIS VIS and IR observations of a high-altitude Martian dust devil

scholarly article

Tharsis-sourced relatively dust-free lavas and their possible relationship to Martian meteorites

scientific article published in August 2009

The Mauna Loa sulfur flow as an analog to secondary sulfur flows (?) on Io

scientific article published in 1984

The OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer (OTES) Instrument

scientific article published on 11 July 2018

The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) for the Mars 2001 Odyssey Mission

scholarly article by Philip R. Christensen et al published 2004 in Space Science Reviews

The many faces of Mars

scientific article

The particle size of Martian aeolian dunes

scholarly article

The thermal inertia of Mars from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer

scholarly article by Bruce Jakosky et al published 1 April 2000 in Journal of Geophysical Research

Thermophysical properties of the MER and Beagle II landing site regions on Mars

scholarly article

Time-Varying Modeling of Land Cover Change Dynamics Due to Forest Fires

scientific article published in June 2018