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Apr 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997jgr...102.9085z&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 102, Issue E4, p. 9085-9096
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Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Atmospheres-Structure And Dynamics, Planetology: Solar System Objects: Mars, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Meteorology
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New measurements of the adsorption of H2O onto terrestrial materials, under Mars-like conditions, disagree with predictions made on the basis of the most frequently used adsorption isotherms. We report here on additional measurements, which confirm that previous estimates of H2O adsorptive coverage of Martian surface minerals were too high. This discrepancy is a result of extrapolating an empirical expression for adsorption that can be shown to contain unrealistic assumptions. New isotherms, developed to describe adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces, are well suited to describing adsorption at Mars-like conditions. The new isotherms predict that the adsorptive capacity of the regolith is lower than previously thought, if normalized for available surface area. The adsorptive behavior of the regolith materials, to first order, can be predicted on the basis of their specific surface area, without regard to composition. For a given specific surface area of a few tens of square meters per gram, we show that vapor diffusion is more rapid, and that predawn, near-surface ground ice must occur more commonly than previously thought. We find that the presence of a few percent of smectites in the upper few centimeters of the regolith can dominate the adsorption cycle.
Quinn Richard C.
Zent Aaron P.
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