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SUBMITTER: Blamey NJF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4521231 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Blamey Nigel J F NJF Parnell John J McMahon Sean S Mark Darren F DF Tomkinson Tim T Lee Martin M Shivak Jared J Izawa Matthew R M MRM Banerjee Neil R NR Flemming Roberta L RL
Nature communications 20150616
The putative occurrence of methane in the Martian atmosphere has had a major influence on the exploration of Mars, especially by the implication of active biology. The occurrence has not been borne out by measurements of atmosphere by the MSL rover Curiosity but, as on Earth, methane on Mars is most likely in the subsurface of the crust. Serpentinization of olivine-bearing rocks, to yield hydrogen that may further react with carbon-bearing species, has been widely invoked as a source of methane ...[more]