Strong release of methane on Mars in northern summer 2003

Science

Volumn 323, Issue 5917, 2009, Pages 1041-1045

  Mumma, Michael J ^a   Villanueva, Geronimo L ^a,b   Novak, Robert E ^c   Hewagama, Tilak ^a,d   Bonev, Boncho P ^a,b   DiSanti, Michael A ^a   Mandell, Avi M ^a   Smith, Michael D ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; METHANE; PERCHLORATE; SULFATE;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARS; METHANE; PLUME; WATER VAPOR;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CRYOSPHERE; GEOCHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTROMETER; SUMMER;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; METHANE; SEASONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STEAM;

EID: 60949103904     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1165243     Document Type: Article

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