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Regolith Formation

Regolith Formation is a geological process denoting the in situ development of unconsolidated, fragmented mineral and rock material at the surface of a planetary body through the mechanical and chemical breakdown of bedrock by weathering, impact, and other surficial processes.

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686

Authors

287

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2017–2026

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Regolith Genesis

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Publications

160

Regolith geology of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: Implications for exploration

Ravi Anand, Mark Paine · Australian Journal of Earth Sciences · 2002 · 448 citations

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The lunar regolith: Chemistry, mineralogy, and petrology

J. J. Papike, S. B. Simon, J. C. Laul · Reviews of Geophysics · 1982 · 331 citations

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Evidence of atmospheric sulphur in the martian regolith from sulphur isotopes in meteorites

James Farquhar, Joël Savarino, T. L. Jackson et al. · Nature · 2000 · 290 citations

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Estimates of the rate of regolith production using and from an alpine hillslope

Eric E. Small, Robert S. Anderson, Gregory S. Hancock · Geomorphology · 1999 · 267 citations

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Application of airborne gamma-ray spectrometry in soil/regolith mapping and applied geomorphology

J. Wilford · Journal of Geology & Geophysics · 1997 · 248 citations

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Authors

686

  1. SL
    Susan L. Brantley

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    11 publications · 938 citations

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  2. DS
    D. S. McKay

    Johnson Space Center, United States

    5 publications · 180 citations

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  3. HL
    Heather L. Buss

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 374 citations

    5

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  4. RA
    Ravi Anand

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    4 publications · 625 citations

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  5. LM
    Lin Ma

    The University of Texas at El Paso, United States

    4 publications · 325 citations

    4

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Institutions

287

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    14 h-index

    44 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    74 publications

    6K citations

  3. Johnson Space Center

    Houston, United States

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    11 h-index

    43 publications

    6.6K citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    41 publications

    6.1K citations

  6. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    829 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    710 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 12 publications · 939 citations

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  2. Icarus

    9 publications · 531 citations

    9

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  3. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    8 publications · 348 citations

    8

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  4. Meteoritics and Planetary Science

    8 publications · 583 citations

    8

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

    8 publications · 199 citations

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