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Detection of Methane in the Atmosphere of Mars

Vittorio Formisano, Sushil Atreya, Thérèse Encrenaz et al., 2004. Science 306(5702), 1758–1761.

The Mars Express Planetary Fourier Spectrometer reports a global average methane mixing ratio of 10 ± 5 ppbv, varying from 0 to 30 ppbv over the planet, and lists biogenic and non-biogenic possibilities.

MYS0D7EXRJT3793 · mystery · click to copyMMars methane puzzleArticledoi: 10.1126/science.1101732Checked against the original0

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The first spacecraft detection.

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Formisano, V., Atreya, S., Encrenaz, T., Ignatiev, N., & Giuranna, M. (2004). Detection of Methane in the Atmosphere of Mars. Science 306(5702), 1758–1761. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1101732
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