Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Dec 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985natur.318..599h&link_type=abstract
Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 318, Dec. 26, 1985, p. 599, 600.
Mathematics
Logic
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Carbon Dioxide, Mars Surface, Planetary Composition, Carbonates, Outgassing, Planetary Evolution, Mars, Carbon Dioxide, Diagrams, Atmosphere, Abundance, Outgassing, Ice, Crust, Minerals, Carbonates, Formation, Heat, Thermal Effects, Water, Hypotheses, Pressure, Polar Caps, Climate, History, Mineralogy, Chemistry
Scientific paper
A recent proposal that much of the outgassed CO2 on Mars is tied up in the planet's crust in the form of carbonate mineral is discussed. According to this hypothesis, carbonate formation on Mars continued after open bodies of liquid water became unstable. A consequence of the hypothesis is that, in the absence of a recycling mechanism for CO2, the surface pressure on Mars will monotonically decrease until it reaches the minimum atmospheric overburden pressure required for liquid water to form. The theory explains Mars' low surface pressure, and also implies that the climate of Mars has evolved linearly over geologic time, rather than cyclically.
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