Open AccessMeasuring Carbon Ion Loss from the Martian Atmosphere
Author(s) -
Morgan Rehnberg
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2022eo220077
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , astrobiology , atmosphere of mars , environmental science , carbon fibers , martian , atmospheric sciences , earth science , mars exploration program , materials science , geology , meteorology , physics , composite number , composite material
The flux, observed with NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft, is in line with models and 1–2 orders of magnitude lower than that of oxygen ions.