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Radiolytic Degradation of Soil Carbon from the Mojave Desert by 60Co Gamma Rays: Implications for the Survival of Martian Organic Compounds Due to Cosmic Radiation

Authors :
José Alfredo Rojas Vivas
Christopher P. McKay
Rafael Navarro-González
José de la Rosa
Sergey Sedov
P. Molina
Source :
Astrobiology. 21:381-393
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2021.

Abstract

The martian surface has been continuously exposed to galactic cosmic radiation. Since organic compounds are degraded by ionizing radiation, knowledge of their decay constants is fundamental to pred...

Details

ISSN :
15578070 and 15311074
Volume :
21
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Astrobiology
Accession number :
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