Timing of acid weathering on Mars: A kinetic-thermodynamic assessment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Zolotov, Mikhail Y ^a   Mironenko, Mikhail V ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BASALT; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLUTION; KINETICS; MARS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OLIVINE; RAINFALL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34548790628     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002882     Document Type: Article

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