Early oxidation of the martian crust triggered by impacts
Zhengbin Deng, Frédéric Moynier, Johan Villeneuve, Ninna K. Jensen, Deze Liu, Pierre Cartigny, T. Mikouchi, Julien Siebert, Arnaud Agranier, Marc Chaussidon, Martin Bizzarro
Abstract
Impact-induced oxidation of Mars’ crust by water >4.4 Ga ago likely supplied enough atmospheric H 2 to attain a warm climate.
Topics & Concepts
MartianCrustAstrobiologyEarth scienceEnvironmental scienceMars Exploration ProgramGeologyGeochemistryBiologyGeological and Geochemical AnalysisPlanetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary Science