Search for organic and volatile inorganic compounds in two surface samples from the chryse planitia region of Mars
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By: K. Biemann, John Oro, P. Toulmin III, Leslie E. Orgel, A.O. Nier, D.M. Anderson, P.G. Simmonds, D. Flory, A.V. Diaz, D.R. Rushneck, and J.A. Biller
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Abstract
Two surface samples collected from the Chryse Planitia region of Mars were heated to temperatures up to 500??C, and the volatiles that they evolved were analyzed with a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. Only water and carbon dioxide were detected. This implies that organic compounds have not accumulated to the extent that individual components could be detected at levels of a few parts in 109 by weight in our samples. Proposed mechanisms for the accumulation and destruction of organic compounds are discussed in the light of this limit.
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Biemann, K., Oro, J., Toulmin, P., Orgel, L.E., Nier, A., Anderson, D., Simmonds, P., Flory, D., Diaz, A., Rushneck, D., and Biller, J., 1976, Search for organic and volatile inorganic compounds in two surface samples from the chryse planitia region of Mars: Science, v. 194, no. 4260, p. 72-76, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.194.4260.72.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Search for organic and volatile inorganic compounds in two surface samples from the chryse planitia region of Mars |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.194.4260.72 |
| Volume | 194 |
| Issue | 4260 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| First page | 72 |
| Last page | 76 |