Twenty Years of ASTER Contributions to Lithologic Mapping and Mineral Exploration

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer is one of five instruments operating on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Terra platform. Launched in 1999, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) has been acquiring optical...

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Published in:	Remote Sensing
Main Authors:	Michael Abrams, Yasushi Yamaguchi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Subjects:	ASTER mineral exploration geologic mapping
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/11/1394

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