Roles of methane and carbon dioxide in geological processes on Mars

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 169-181

  Komatsu, Goro ^a,b   Ori, Gian Gabriele ^a   Cardinale, Marco ^a   Dohm, James M ^c,d   Baker, Victor R ^c   Vaz, David A ^a,e   Ishimaru, Ryo ^b   Namiki, Noriyuki ^b   Matsui, Takafumi ^b  

^a International Research School of Planetary Sciences   (Italy)

^b CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Gas hydrate; Mars; Methane; Mud volcano; Seepage

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC METHANES; BINARY SYSTEMS; EMISSION ZONE; GAS RESERVOIR; GAS VENTING; GEOLOGICAL PROCESS; GROUND ICE; MARS; MUD VOLCANOES; POLAR CAP; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; GASES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRATION; METHANE; SEEPAGE; VOLCANOES;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79551482460     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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