Methane in the Martian Atmosphere

Jan 15, 2013

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Recent Release of Methane. Methane in the atmosphere should be destroyed by UV light within a few hundred yearsMethane observed now must therefore have been produced recentlyVariations in space and time suggest that it was recently released from the subsurface in localized areas. UV photons have

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Methane in the Martian Atmosphere

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