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Strong Release of Methane on Mars in Northern Summer 2003

Michael J. Mumma, Geronimo L. Villanueva, Robert E. Novak et al., 2009. Science 323(5917), 1041–1045.

High-dispersion infrared spectra from three ground-based telescopes in 2003 and 2006 show methane in extended plumes released from discrete regions; the main northern-midsummer plume held about 19,000 tonnes, from a source of at least 0.6 kg per second.

MYS0D7EXRJT3793 · mystery · click to copyMMars methane puzzleArticleCopy of Ground-based infrared spectra of Mars, 2003 (IRTF CSHELL and Keck NIRSPEC)doi: 10.1126/science.1165243Checked against the original0

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The plume claim and the release rates it implied.

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Mumma, M. J., Villanueva, G. L., Novak, R. E., Hewagama, T., & et al. (2009). Strong Release of Methane on Mars in Northern Summer 2003. Science 323(5917), 1041–1045. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1165243
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