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The role of CO2 in weathering reactions and the presence of S2 on Venus: Implications for the pyrite stability fieldThe stability of pyrite has become the focal point of study, since regions of low radio thermal emissivity were detected during the Pioneer Venus and Magellan radar mapping missions of Venus. Thermodynamic calculations and experimental studies have been performed assuming CO2 is a major contributor to the weathering of sulfides, as CO2 is the major gas species in the Venusian atmosphere. The purpose of the present study, however, is to demonstrate that CO2 is a non-reactive gas and that a minor species, S2, is the most important gas in determining whether pyrite is stable in the high radar reflectivity regions.
Document ID
19940016326
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Straub, Darcy W.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-Fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 3: N-Z
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
94N20799
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2220
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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