Detection of perchlorate and the soluble chemistry of martian soil at the Phoenix lander site
The Wet Chemistry Laboratory on the Phoenix Mars Lander performed aqueous chemical
analyses of martian soil from the polygon-patterned northern plains of the Vastitas Borealis …
analyses of martian soil from the polygon-patterned northern plains of the Vastitas Borealis …
Quantitative assessments of the Martian hydrosphere
In this paper, we review current estimates of the global water inventory of Mars, potential
loss mechanisms, the thermophysical characteristics of the different reservoirs that water …
loss mechanisms, the thermophysical characteristics of the different reservoirs that water …
Temperature and salinity history of the Precambrian ocean: implications for the course of microbial evolution
LP Knauth - Geobiology: Objectives, concepts, perspectives, 2005 - Elsevier
The temperature and salinity histories of the oceans are major environmental variables
relevant to the course of microbial evolution in the Precambrian, the “age of microbes” …
relevant to the course of microbial evolution in the Precambrian, the “age of microbes” …
Chloride-bearing materials in the southern highlands of Mars
Chlorides commonly precipitate during the evaporation of surface water or groundwater and
during volcanic outgassing. Spectrally distinct surface deposits consistent with chloride …
during volcanic outgassing. Spectrally distinct surface deposits consistent with chloride …
Findings of the Mars special regions science analysis group
Astrobiology, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Findings of the Mars Special Regions Science Analysis Group Page 1 ASTROBIOLOGY Volume
6, Number 5, 2006 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. News & Views Findings of the Mars Special Regions …
6, Number 5, 2006 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. News & Views Findings of the Mars Special Regions …
Antarctic dry valleys: Microclimate zonation, variable geomorphic processes, and implications for assessing climate change on Mars
DR Marchant, JW Head III - Icarus, 2007 - Elsevier
The Antarctic Dry Valleys (ADV) are generally classified as a hyper-arid, cold-polar desert.
The region has long been considered an important terrestrial analog for Mars because of its …
The region has long been considered an important terrestrial analog for Mars because of its …
Have olivine, will gas: serpentinization and the abiogenic production of methane on Mars
Spatial variability of methane (CH4) on Mars suggests the presence of localized subsurface
sources. Here, we show that olivine hydration in the Martian regolith and crust may be a …
sources. Here, we show that olivine hydration in the Martian regolith and crust may be a …
A cold and wet Mars
AG Fairén - Icarus, 2010 - Elsevier
Water on Mars has been explained by invoking controversial and mutually exclusive
solutions based on warming the atmosphere with greenhouse gases (the “warm and wet” …
solutions based on warming the atmosphere with greenhouse gases (the “warm and wet” …
The formation of gullies on Mars today
A decade of high-resolution monitoring has revealed extensive activity in fresh Martian
gullies. Flows within the gullies are diverse: they can be relatively light, neutral or dark …
gullies. Flows within the gullies are diverse: they can be relatively light, neutral or dark …
Observations of Martian gullies and constraints on potential formation mechanisms
JL Heldmann, MT Mellon - Icarus, 2004 - Elsevier
The discovery of presumably geologically recent gully features on Mars (Malin and Edgett,
2000, Science 288, 2330–2335) has spawned a wide variety of proposed theories of their …
2000, Science 288, 2330–2335) has spawned a wide variety of proposed theories of their …