Experimental investigation of the stability and evaporation of sulfate and chloride brines on Mars

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 282, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 69-78

  Altheide, Travis ^a   Chevrier, Vincent ^a   Nicholson, Christine ^a   Denson, Jackie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

brines; chlorides; evaporation; mars; Pitzer model; sulfates; water stability

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDES; MARS; PITZER MODEL; SULFATES; WATER STABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BRINES; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EUTECTICS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDRATION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MOISTURE; SALTS; VAPORS;

EVAPORATION;

BRINE; CHLORIDE; CRYSTALLIZATION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREEZING; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; MAGNESIUM; MARS; MODELING; SULFATE;

EID: 67349239795     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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