Degassing of volatiles in the geological history of Mars
I obtain an estimate of the total mass of degassed volatiles on Mars and the distribution of degassing in time. The amount of volatiles degassed in all the history of Mars is of the order of 3.73x1020 kg, i.e. 16 000 times the current Martian atmosphere. The bulk of the degassing occurred in Early,...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica
2003-06-01
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| Series: | Geofísica Internacional |
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| Online Access: | http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2003/01/durand.pdf |