Early geochemical environment of Mars as determined from thermodynamics of phyllosilicates

Nature

Volumn 448, Issue 7149, 2007, Pages 60-63

  Chevrier, Vincent ^a   Poulet, Francois ^b   Bibring, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; HYDROGEN; SULFATE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHYLLOSILICATE; SULFATE; TERRAIN; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHERING;

ACID PRECIPITATION; ACIDITY; AIR POLLUTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALCULATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OXIDATION; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHERING;

EID: 34447121478     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05961     Document Type: Article

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