Methane on Mars:: A product of H2O photolysis in the presence of CO

被引：23

作者：

Bar-Nun, A ^{[1
]}

Dimitrov, V ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Geophys & Planetary Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

来源：

ICARUS | 2006年 / 181卷 / 01期

基金：

以色列科学基金会;

关键词：

Mars; atmosphere; photochemistry; abundances; atmospheres;

D O I：

10.1016/j.icarus.2005.11.023

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We suggest that the methane observed on Mars can be formed by photolysis of water vapor in the presence of CO, in addition to possible geological sources, rather than biologically. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：320 / 322

页数：3

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