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Ultraviolet-radiation-induced methane emissions from meteorites and the Martian atmosphere

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  • Frank Keppler

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany)

  • Ivan Vigano

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
    Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584CC Utrecht, The Netherlands)

  • Andy McLeod

    (School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Crew Building, The King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JN, UK)

  • Ulrich Ott

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
    University of West Hungary, Savaria Campus, H-9700 Szombathely, Hungary)

  • Marion Früchtl

    (Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584CC Utrecht, The Netherlands)

  • Thomas Röckmann

    (Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584CC Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Exposure of the Murchison meteorite to ultraviolet radiation is found to produce methane, suggesting a possible explanation for a substantial fraction of recently estimated Martian atmospheric methane.

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  • Frank Keppler & Ivan Vigano & Andy McLeod & Ulrich Ott & Marion Früchtl & Thomas Röckmann, 2012. "Ultraviolet-radiation-induced methane emissions from meteorites and the Martian atmosphere," Nature, Nature, vol. 486(7401), pages 93-96, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:486:y:2012:i:7401:d:10.1038_nature11203
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11203
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    1. Wang, Lunche & Gong, Wei & Hu, Bo & Feng, Lan & Lin, Aiwen & Zhang, Ming, 2014. "Long-term variations of ultraviolet radiation in China from measurements and model reconstructions," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 928-938.

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