Formation and Destruction of Ozone in Ices Relevant to Planetary and Satellite Surfaces

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Sep 2008

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American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #40, #54.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.496

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Ozone, O 3, has been observed on the surfaces of Ganymede and the Saturnian satellites Dione and Rhea. It is generally accepted that in each case the O3 is formed by the magnetospheric irradiation of oxygen, O2, within water-rich icy surfaces (Teolis et al., 2006). Carbon dioxide ice, which has been detected on a number of planetary-satellite surfaces, is another possible source of O3 after irradiation. Laboratory work to date has focused on O3 formation from irradiated O2 at 10 K using <10; eV and 5 keV electrons and 100 keV protons. The temperature-dependent formation of O3 in solid O2 from 11 to 30 K using 5 keV electrons also has been examined.
The objectives of the present laboratory study are (1) to compare O3 formation in O2 and CO2 ices using MeV proton and 10 keV electron bombardment at different temperatures, and (2) to examine ozone's thermal stability in different icy matrices (O2, CO2, H2O) during warming. Our results will aid in the understanding of these possible abiotic ozone sources, which is necessary when assessing O3 as a potential biomarker.
This research is funded through NASA's Outer Planets and Planetary Geology and Geophysics programs, the Goddard Center for Astrobiology, and Europlanet Network.

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