Have olivine, will gas: Serpentinization and the abiogenic production of methane on Mars
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Spatial variability of methane (CH 4) on Mars suggests the presence of localized subsurface sources. Here, we show that olivine hydration in the Martian regolith and crust may be a major CH 4 source, which contributed significantly to the warming of early Mars. Methane production is kinetically and thermodynamically favored during low‐T aqueous alteration of olivine‐rich rocks. Sustained release of CH 4 on present‐day Mars may come through the breakdown of ancient CH 4 hydrates and from springs driven by geothermal heat.
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Besides Earth there are currently two other solar system bodies where there is evidence for serpentinization: Mars and the Saturn moon Enceladus.
“Besides Earth there are currently two other solar system bodies where there is evidence for serpentinization: Mars and the Saturn moon Enceladus (Oze and Sharma, 2005; Glein et al., 2015).”
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- Authors
- Oze, C., & Sharma, M.
- Affiliations
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Venue
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Published
- 2005-05
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 10
- ISSN
- 0094-8276 (ISSN-L)
- 1944-8007
- OpenAlex
- W1983564921
- Cited by
- 300
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 21
- FWCI
- 6.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geophysical Research Letters (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Keywords
- serpentinization, olivine hydration, methane production, Mars, aqueous alteration, methane hydrate, hot springs, Martian regolith, Martian crust
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