# Ground-based infrared spectra of Mars, 2003 (IRTF CSHELL and Keck NIRSPEC)

> High-resolution spectra across the planet's disc that showed methane lines in plumes over Terra Sabae, Nili Fossae and Syrtis Major. Zahnle and others…

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# Ground-based infrared spectra of Mars, 2003 (IRTF CSHELL and Keck NIRSPEC)

PhotographPublic domainObserved January to March 2003; published January 2009

[Cite][Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/55e93d785dacf720802e2ecbfaca09f93909b8f974ffa30e1895e48b219e2a95)

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Ground-based infrared spectra of Mars, 2003 (IRTF CSHELL and Keck NIRSPEC): map

High-resolution spectra across the planet's disc that showed methane lines in plumes over Terra Sabae, Nili Fossae and Syrtis Major. Zahnle and others later argued the lines could be telluric.

NASA/Trent Schindler, 2003. Public domain

## Copies 2

**Document** Mumma and colleagues · doi.org · 2009 · publisherPrimary source: [Strong Release of Methane on Mars in Northern Summer 2003](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7EXKER331J/strong-release-of-methane-on-mars-in-northern-summer-2003)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1165243)

**Map** NASA/Trent Schindler · commons.wikimedia.org · 2009-01-15 · Public domain (US government work)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martian_Methane_Map.jpg)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/55e93d785dacf720802e2ecbfaca09f93909b8f974ffa30e1895e48b219e2a95)

## Where it was made

[Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii (IRTF and Keck II)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D7EXSJ26M5Y/mauna-kea-observatories-hawaii-irtf-and-keck-ii) · Observatory

## Sources 1

- [Strong Release of Methane on Mars in Northern Summer 2003](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7EXKER331J/strong-release-of-methane-on-mars-in-northern-summer-2003)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Ground-based infrared spectra of Mars, 2003 (IRTF CSHELL and Keck NIRSPEC) [Artifact ART0D7EY9DW6Z79]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D7EY9DW6Z79
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Mumma team)

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observed January to March 2003; published January 2009

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Public domain (US government work)

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[Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii (IRTF and Keck II)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D7EXSJ26M5Y/mauna-kea-observatories-hawaii-irtf-and-keck-ii)

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