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Luminescence, Martian Sediments

  • Regina DeWittEmail author
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Abstract

 Martian regolith

Keywords

Dose Rate Solar Energetic Particle Linear Energy Transfer Martian Surface Luminescence Date 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of PhysicsEast Carolina UniversityGreenvilleUSA