Release of volatiles from possible Martian analogs

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Sep 1982

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Icarus, vol. 51, Sept. 1982, p. 593-605. NASA-supported research.

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Mars Surface, Mineralogy, Planetary Composition, Regolith, Mass Spectroscopy, Thermal Stability, Viking Spacecraft

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Viking data suggest the presence of volatile-rich materials in the Martian regolith. The thermal stabilities of mineral phases and their volatile release profiles were studied in detail in our laboratory. Thermal analysis, combined with mass spectrometry, was applied to the study of the behavior of carbonates, sulfates, hydrates, and clays. The results indicate that these techniques are useful in the preliminary mineralogical characterizations of volatile-rich minerals. However, our results also indicate that great care must be taken in the incorporation into planetary probes of such methods as hearing rates, pressure, composition of atmospheres, grain size, etc., because these factors effect volatile release.

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