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Does martian soil release reactive halogens to the atmosphere?

Authors :
Yu-Yan Sara Zhao
Suniti Karunatillake
Scott M. McLennan
J. R. Skok
N. E. Button
Source :
Icarus. 226:1438-1446
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2013.

Abstract

Detailed statistical examination of Cl, Br, and S distributions, in martian soil profiles at Gusev Crater and Meridiani Planum, indicates decreasing Br abundance and weakening Br–S association towards the surface. All three elements decrease towards the surface in the order Cl

Subjects

Subjects :
Meridiani Planum
Atmosphere
Impact crater
Space and Planetary Science
Chemistry
Environmental chemistry
Halogen
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Martian soil
Atmosphere of Mars
Mars Exploration Program
Mars surface
Astrobiology

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ISSN :
00191035
Volume :
226
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Icarus
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........a354471de47b18647a671107726ca1ee
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2013.07.018
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