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Photolysis of CO-NH3 mixtures and the Martian atmosphereIt has already been noted (Ferris and Nicodem, 1972) that although neither CO2 nor H2O affected the rate of NH3 photolysis, CO accelerated the photodecomposition of ammonia, with the formation of a solid product. The photolysis of NH3 in the presence of CO is investigated in greater detail not only because of the potential significance to atmospheric photochemistry on Mars, but also because of the possibility of photocatalytic reactions of NH3 and CO on the Martian surface and in the interstellar medium. These photoreactions may also have occurred on the primitive earth.
Document ID
19740049775
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Ferris, J. P.
Williams, E. A.
Nicodem, D. E.
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., United States)
Hubbard, J. S.
Voecks, G. E.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
May 31, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 249
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
74A32525
Distribution Limits
Public
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