Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8136096 | Icarus | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
These results show that the spatial and temporal variability of methane on Mars implied by observations could be explained by advection from localised time-dependent sources alongside a currently unknown methane sink. Evidence is presented that a fast trapping mechanism for methane is required. Trapping by a zeolite structure in dust particles is a suggested candidate warranting further investigation; this could provide a fast acting sink as required by this reconstruction.
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Authors
James A. Holmes, Stephen R. Lewis, Manish R. Patel,