# Formisano 2004: Detection of Methane in the Atmosphere of Mars

> Vittorio Formisano, Sushil Atreya, Thérèse Encrenaz et al., 2004. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first spacecraft detection.

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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.

**Mars methane puzzle** Articledoi: **[10.1126/science.1101732](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1101732)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The first spacecraft detection.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[Mars Express Planetary Fourier Spectrometer spectra](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mars-methane/artifacts/ART0D7EY8Y85WFB/mars-express-planetary-fourier-spectrometer-spectra)

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[PFS reported a global average of 10 ± 5 ppbv, varying from 0 to 30 ppbv.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mars-methane/evidence/EVD0D7EY4SE56C4/pfs-reported-a-global-average-of-10-5-ppbv-varying-from-0-to)

Evidence

EVD

[Mars Express PFS reports 10 ppbv methane](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mars-methane/events/EVT0D7EXTHA5SES/mars-express-pfs-reports-10-ppbv-methane)

EVT

[The Mars methane puzzle](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mars-methane)

The mystery article

MYS

[Mars Express (ESA)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mars-methane/organisations/ORG0D7EXT9G4KEW/mars-express-esa)

ORG

[Were the remote detections of 2003–2006 real?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mars-methane/questions/QST0D7EXXPW2F4B/were-the-remote-detections-of-20032006-real)

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## Cite it

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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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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1101732)

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