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Photocatalytic oxidation of organic compounds on MarsUltraviolet-stimulated catalytic oxidation is proposed as a mechanism for the destruction of organic compounds on Mars. The process involves the presence of gaseous oxygen, UV radiation, and a catalyst (titanium dioxide), and all three of these have been found to be present in the Martian environment. Therefore it seems plausible that UV-stimulated oxidation of organics is responsible for degrading organic molecules into inorganic end products.
Document ID
19780067228
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Chun, S. F. S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Pang, K. D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Cutts, J. A.
(Planetary Science Institute Pasadena, Calif., United States)
Ajello, J. M.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
August 31, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 274
Subject Category
Space Biology
Accession Number
78A51137
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-11851
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-954149
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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