Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979georl...6..811c&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 6, Oct. 1979, p. 811-814.
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition, Mars Atmosphere, Mars Surface, Regolith, Volatility, Abundance, Mineralogy, Outgassing, Viking Lander Spacecraft, Mars, Regolith, Volatiles, Models, Abundances, Atmosphere, Surface, Chemical Composition, Data, Mineralogy, Outgassing, Water, Argon, Isotopes, Sulfur, Iron, Soils
Scientific paper
An inventory of released volatiles on Mars has been derived based upon Viking measurements of atmospheric and surface chemical composition, and upon the inferred mineralogy of a ubiquitous regolith, assumed to average 200m in depth. This model is consistent with the relative abundances of volatiles (except for S) on the earth's surface, but implies one-fifteenth of the volatile release of earth if starting materials were comparable. All constituents are accommodated as chemical components of, or absorbed phases on, regolith materials - without the necessity of invoking unobservable deposits of carbonates, nitrates, or permafrost ice.
Baird Alexander K.
Clark Ben C.
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