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Isotopic links between atmospheric chemistry and the deep sulphur cycle on Mars

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  • Heather B. Franz

    (Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Sang-Tae Kim

    (School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada)

  • James Farquhar

    (University of Maryland, College Park)

  • James M. D. Day

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego)

  • Rita C. Economos

    (University of California)

  • Kevin D. McKeegan

    (University of California)

  • Axel K. Schmitt

    (University of California)

  • Anthony J. Irving

    (University of Washington)

  • Joost Hoek

    (University of Maryland, College Park)

  • James Dottin

    (University of Maryland, College Park)

Abstract

Isotopic analyses of 40 Martian meteorites indicate that assimilation of sulphur into Martian magmas was a common occurrence throughout much of the planet’s history and that the atmospheric imprint of photochemical processing preserved in Martian meteoritic sulphide and sulphate is distinct from that observed in terrestrial analogues.

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  • Heather B. Franz & Sang-Tae Kim & James Farquhar & James M. D. Day & Rita C. Economos & Kevin D. McKeegan & Axel K. Schmitt & Anthony J. Irving & Joost Hoek & James Dottin, 2014. "Isotopic links between atmospheric chemistry and the deep sulphur cycle on Mars," Nature, Nature, vol. 508(7496), pages 364-368, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:508:y:2014:i:7496:d:10.1038_nature13175
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13175
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