Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Aug 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993georl..20.1591j&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 20, no. 15, p. 1591-1594.
Mathematics
Logic
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Atmospheric Composition, Fractionation, Mars Atmosphere, Oxygen, Atmospheric Chemistry, Isotopes, Meteoritic Composition, Water
Scientific paper
Escape of oxygen to space on Mars is capable of producing a fractionation of oxygen isotopes in the remaining oxygen which is off of the fractionation line produced by the usual mass-dependent exchange processes. The magnitude of fractionation which can occur can be larger than that which was measured in oxygen in water derived from the SNC meteorites (thought to have come from Mars). In conjunction with the apparent lack of fractionation of O-18 in the atmosphere, this result suggests that less than 25 percent of the oxygen in the Martian climate system has been lost over geologic time. Other mechanisms also might be able to produce such a fractionation, so that this conclusion is not unique; however, it is consistent with other lines of evidence. There is no requirement for an initial volatile inventory with an isotopic composition different from that of the bulk planet (as might be the case for a late veneer of volatile-rich material).
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