Oxidation of the Martian surface - Constraints due to chemical processes in the atmosphere

Details Oxidation of the Martian surface - Constraints due to chemical processes in the atmosphere Oxidation of the Martian surface - Constraints due to chemical processes in the atmosphere

Sep 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976georl...3..569m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 3, Sept. 1976, p. 569-572.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

3

Atmospheric Chemistry, Mars Atmosphere, Mars Surface, Oxygen Atoms, Planetary Composition, Abundance, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Models, Carbon Dioxide, Gas Dissociation, Molecular Gases, Oxidation, Photodissociation

Scientific paper

Dissociation of water in the Martian atmosphere may supply oxygen to the surface and may result in the formation of minerals such as goethite, as proposed by Huguenin. The supply rate is limited by chemical processes in the atmosphere which regulate the abundance of O2. The net surface sink for atmospheric oxygen can be as large as 33 million atoms per sq cm per sec which compares to the escape rate of 60 million atoms per sq cm per sec.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Oxidation of the Martian surface - Constraints due to chemical processes in the atmosphere does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Oxidation of the Martian surface - Constraints due to chemical processes in the atmosphere, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Oxidation of the Martian surface - Constraints due to chemical processes in the atmosphere will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1415492