Can rapid loss and high variability of Martian methane be explained by surface H2O2?

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 238-246

  Gough, R V ^a   Turley, J J ^a   Ferrell, G R ^a   Cordova, K E ^a   Wood, S E ^a   Dehaan, D O ^a   McKay, C P ^b   Toon, O B ^a   Tolbert, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Mars; Methane; Oxidant; Surface; Viking

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC METHANES; CHEMICAL LOSS; COMPENSATING SOURCES; COMPLEX ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HETEROGENEOUS OXIDATION; HIGH VARIABILITY; LANDING SITE; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERES; MARTIAN SOILS; MARTIAN SURFACE; METHANE DESTRUCTION; METHANE LOSS; ORGANIC SOLUTIONS; PHYSICAL ADSORPTION; RELEASE EXPERIMENTS; STRONG OXIDANTS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TIME-SCALES; TIO; UPPER LIMITS; VIKING;

ADSORPTION; AMINO ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPERIMENTS; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDANTS; SOILS; SUGARS;

METHANE;

EID: 79551484918     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.09.018     Document Type: Article

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