Ultraviolet-radiation-induced methane emissions from meteorites and the Martian atmosphere

Frank Keppler (), Ivan Vigano, Andy McLeod, Ulrich Ott, Marion Früchtl and Thomas Röckmann
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Frank Keppler: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Ivan Vigano: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Andy McLeod: School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Crew Building, The King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JN, UK
Ulrich Ott: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Marion Früchtl: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
Thomas Röckmann: Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3584CC Utrecht, The Netherlands

Nature, 2012, vol. 486, issue 7401, 93-96

Abstract: Exposure of the Murchison meteorite to ultraviolet radiation is found to produce methane, suggesting a possible explanation for a substantial fraction of recently estimated Martian atmospheric methane.

Date: 2012
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