Wind Mediated Oxidation of Magnetite: A Putative Mechanism for Hematite Production on Mars

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Mar 2011

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42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 7–11, 2011 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1608, p.1681

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Experiments on magnetite (Fe3O4) to produce hematite (Fe2O3) under
martian conditions are reported. Water and atmospheric oxygen are not
involved in oxidation. The findings represent a putative mechanism for
the reddish color of Mars.

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