Independent confirmation of a methane spike on Mars and a source region east of Gale Crater

Reports of methane detection in the Martian atmosphere have been intensely debated. The presence of methane could enhance habitability and may even be a signature of life. However, no detection has been confirmed with independent measurements. Here, we report a firm detection of 15.5 ± 2.5 ppb by vo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature geoscience 2019-05, Vol.12 (5), p.326-332
Hauptverfasser:	Giuranna, Marco, Viscardy, Sébastien, Daerden, Frank, Neary, Lori, Etiope, Giuseppe, Oehler, Dorothy, Formisano, Vittorio, Aronica, Alessandro, Wolkenberg, Paulina, Aoki, Shohei, Cardesín-Moinelo, Alejandro, Marín-Yaseli de la Parra, Julia, Merritt, Donald, Amoroso, Marilena
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	704/445/3929 704/445/823 704/445/824 704/445/845 Atmosphere Atmospheric methane Curiosity (Mars rover) Detection Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Earth System Sciences Geochemistry Geological faults Geology Geophysics/Geodesy Habitability Mars Mars atmosphere Mars craters Mars Express (ESA) Mars rovers Methane
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