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Curiosity Mars methane measurements are not confused by ozone

Christopher R. Webster, Paul R. Mahaffy, Sushil K. Atreya et al., 2020. Astronomy & Astrophysics 641, L3.

The TLS team shows that its ultra-high spectral resolution separates ozone lines from methane lines, and that no ozone appears even in enriched measurements over the CO2 scrubber.

MYS0D7EXRJT3793 · mystery · click to copyMMars methane puzzleArticledoi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038815Checked against the original0

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The team's answer to one proposed instrumental confusion.

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Webster, C. R., Mahaffy, P. R., Atreya, S. K., Flesch, G. J., Malespin, C. A., & Vasavada, A. R. (2020). Curiosity Mars methane measurements are not confused by ozone. Astronomy & Astrophysics 641, L3. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038815
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