Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover
@article{Mahaffy2013AbundanceAI, title={Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover}, author={Paul R. Mahaffy and Christopher R. Webster and Sushil Atreya and Heather B. Franz and Michael S. Wong and Pamela G. Conrad and Dan N. Harpold and John J. Jones and Laurie A. Leshin and Heidi L. K. Manning and Tobias C. Owen and Robert O. Pepin and Steven W. Squyres and Melissa G. Trainer}, journal={Science}, year={2013}, volume={341}, pages={263 - 266} }
Mars' Atmosphere from Curiosity The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument on the Curiosity rover that landed on Mars in August last year is designed to study the chemical and isotopic composition of the martian atmosphere. Mahaffy et al. (p. 263) present volume-mixing ratios of Mars' five major atmospheric constituents (CO2, Ar, N2, O2, and CO) and isotope measurements of 40Ar/36Ar and C and O in CO2, based on data from one of SAM's instruments, obtained between 31 August and 21 November…
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