Constraining methane release due to serpentinization by the observed D/H ratio on Mars

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 310, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 262-271

  Chassefière, Eric ^a,b   Leblanc, François ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Escape; Mars; Methane; Serpentinization; Water

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE RATE; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL FORMS; CLIMATE; EQUIVALENT LAYER; ESCAPE; EXTRUSION RATES; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; MARS; PLAUSIBLE MECHANISMS; POLAR CAP; PRESENT VALUE; RELEASE RATE; SERPENTINIZATION; SUBSURFACE RESERVOIR; SULFUR OXIDATION; THERMAL ESCAPE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS; UPPER LIMITS; VALLEY NETWORK; WATER ON MARS;

ISOTOPES; METHANE; OXIDATION; SERPENTINE; SULFUR;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DEUTERIUM; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGMATISM; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; METHANE; OXIDATION; SERPENTINIZATION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80053367625     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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